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Mar 19 2009, AP

A jury has convicted Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl of homicide and sentenced him to life imprisonment in a secure psychiatric facility.

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In this Oct. 21, 2008 file photo, two Austrian Airlines planes and on of the German airline Lufthansa are seen at Vienna’s Schwechat airport. Austrian government agency said Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, Austrian Airlines to be sold to Lufthansa.