The former British national was involved in taking hostage and beheading American journalists and aid workers
A federal judge on Friday handed a life sentence to an Islamic State cell member who had a role in a hostage-taking scheme leading to the beheadings of American journalists and aid workers.
The punishment for the former British national El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, came after a jury convicted him in April at the end of a six-week trial.
Reuters contributed to this report
