Khalid al-Fawwaz guilty of US embassy bombings

He was arrested in London in the same year as the bombings and extradited 14 years later.

Mr Bharara described Al-Fawwaz as one of Bin Laden’s “original and most trusted lieutenants” who was the leader of an al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan, then later acted as Bin Laden’s “media adviser” in London.

One of his roles, Mr Bharara said, was to ensure Bin Laden’s threats against the US were distributed and noticed across the globe.

“Murderous words lead to murderous action,” assistant US Attorney Nicholas Lewin told jurors.

The trial, which lasted a month under very heavy security in Manhattan, did not feature any testimony from the defendant.

When the verdict was read out, Al-Fawwaz stood expressionless.

Five other people have already been convicted in New York for the embassy attacks.

BBC 

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