Al-Awlaki does concede his son’s views did seem more radical after he spent time in a Yemeni prison from 2006 to 2007 for suspected ties to terrorism. He was released for lack of evidence.
“They put him in jail for 18 months and I detected a change after he got out of prison, he began to get away from the mainstream,” al-Awlaki said.
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