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4 Convicted in Bombings in US Embassies in Africa
Four people accused of plotting to bomb two US embassies in East Africa were convicted Tuesday on conspiracy to kill Americans.
Two of them were found guilty of murder and may face death penalty. Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, 23, a Saudi who was accused of carrying out the bombing of the US embassy in Kenya, and Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, 27, a Tanzanian, convicted of carrying out the bombing in the US embassy in Nairobi.
The other two defendants, Mohamed Sadeek Odeh, 35, a Jordanian, and Wadih el Hage, 40, a Lebanese American, face life sentences on conspiracy charges.
The two bombings, almost at the same time, took place on August 7, 1998. A total of 224 people, including 12 Americans, were killed as a result.
The blasts were allegedly orchestrated by Saudi millionaire Osama bin Laden, a fugitive living in Afghanistan, who was put on the FBI's 10 most wanted list with a 5 million U.S. dollar reward.
The conviction was done by a 12-member jury in a trial starting in January in US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The four defendants are among 22 alleged terrorists accused in the case, with 10 of them in custody and the rest remaining fugitive.
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