US jury finds Abu Hamza guilty

Former imam of London mosque at Finsbury Park faces a possible life sentence

Last updated: May 20, 2014 | 13:46

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New York: Jurors in the New York trial against British preacher Abu Hamza on Monday found him guilty of kidnapping and terrorism offenses.

The former imam of London mosque at Finsbury Park faces a possible life sentence.

He was accused of involvement in the 1998 abduction of 16 Western tourists in Yemen, of trying to set up a terrorist training camp in the United States in 1999, and of promoting "violent jihad" on a global scale.

This April 30, 2004 file photo shows Muslim cleric Abu Hamza Al Masri, as he arrives with a masked bodyguard (right) to conduct Friday prayers in the street outside the closed Finsbury Park Mosque in London.

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