Radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is convicted of terrorism charges in New York Monday, following a four-week trial that shined a spotlight on the preacher's controversial anti-Western statements.
After deliberating for less than two days, the jury found the 56-year old guilty on all 11 counts he faced.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says the verdict proves that the U.S. justice system can handle high-profile terrorism trials.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) PREET BHARARA, U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, SAYING:
"Abu Hamza as the trial showed, attempted to portray himself as a preacher of faith, but he was instead, a trainer of terrorists, that has now been proven in an American court beyond a reasonable doubt."
Prosecutors had charged the one-eyed, handless imam with providing a satellite phone and advice to Yemeni militants who kidnapped Western tourists in 1998, an operation that led to the deaths of four hostages.
Many of his wo
After deliberating for less than two days, the jury found the 56-year old guilty on all 11 counts he faced.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says the verdict proves that the U.S. justice system can handle high-profile terrorism trials.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) PREET BHARARA, U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, SAYING:
"Abu Hamza as the trial showed, attempted to portray himself as a preacher of faith, but he was instead, a trainer of terrorists, that has now been proven in an American court beyond a reasonable doubt."
Prosecutors had charged the one-eyed, handless imam with providing a satellite phone and advice to Yemeni militants who kidnapped Western tourists in 1998, an operation that led to the deaths of four hostages.
Many of his wo
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