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Al Qaeda operative guilty in deaths of U.S. servicemen, bomb plot
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Thu Mar 16, 2017 | 6:01pm EDT
Al Qaeda operative guilty in deaths of U.S. servicemen, bomb plot
By Joseph Ax | NEW YORK
A Saudi Arabia-born man was convicted on Thursday of participating in a 2003 attack in Afghanistan that killed two U.S. servicemen and plotting to bomb a U.S. embassy in West Africa, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said.
A jury found Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun, known by the nom de guerre Spin Ghul, guilty of all counts after only two hours of deliberations. He faces life in prison at his sentencing.
Harun was not present in court for the trial. Since his extradition from Italy in October 2012, he has insisted he is a "warrior" who should face a military tribunal rather than criminal proceedings.
Before one court appearance in May, Harun struggled with U.S. marshals and ripped off his clothes in an effort to avoid coming to court. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan has allowed Harun to observe the proceedings from a jail cell.
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Al Qaeda operative guilty in deaths of U.S. servicemen, bomb plot
By Joseph Ax | NEW YORK
A Saudi Arabia-born man was convicted on Thursday of participating in a 2003 attack in Afghanistan that killed two U.S. servicemen and plotting to bomb a U.S. embassy in West Africa, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said.
A jury found Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun, known by the nom de guerre Spin Ghul, guilty of all counts after only two hours of deliberations. He faces life in prison at his sentencing.
Harun was not present in court for the trial. Since his extradition from Italy in October 2012, he has insisted he is a "warrior" who should face a military tribunal rather than criminal proceedings.
Before one court appearance in May, Harun struggled with U.S. marshals and ripped off his clothes in an effort to avoid coming to court. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan has allowed Harun to observe the proceedings from a jail cell.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-security-idUSKBN16N30H
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