Washington, Nov. 4 : An al-Qaeda propagandist who promised endless war against the United States was sentenced to life in prison on Monday by a Guantanamo Bay jury on 35 counts of solicitation to commit murder, providing material support for terrorism and conspiracy.
Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, a 39-year-old Yemeni, was the second person to be convicted by a military jury, the Washington Post reports.
The jury deliberated for four hours before convicting Bahlul and took less than an hour to hand out a life sentence.
Bahlul refused to defend himself at the weeklong trial and instructed his military attorney to remain silent throughout the proceedings, an order that the lawyer said he followed with great reluctance.
Madrid - Spain on Saturday deported the son of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden who had spent almost a week in the country trying to get political asylum.
New York, Oct 19: The United States and Osama Bin Laden have reached a new low in support among the Pakistani population, a Pew Global Attitudes report has said.
London, Oct 11 : The court hearing the Glasgow Airport car bomb case was told yesterday that the terrorist who led the ‘mission’ had left a will addressed to Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden that he planned to kill in revenge for “injustices” against Muslims by the British and US soldiers.
Islamabad, Oct 9: If Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was located in Pakistan, the country’s security forces would alone take action, and no outside forces would be allowed to breach Pakistan’s sovereignty, the country’s Information Minister Sherry Rehman has said.
