1993 World Trade Centre bombing ‘plotter’ dies in prison
By AlJazeera
19 February 2017 |
4:04 am
The man convicted in connection with the bombing of New York's World Trade Center in 1993 has died in prison. The son of Omar Abdel-Rahman has told Al Jazeera the US "killed him slowly".
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