Jury convicts Yemeni in 2nd Guantanamo trial
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A military jury has convicted a man who was accused of being an aide of Osama bin Laden and making propaganda videos for al-Qaida in the second Guantanamo war crimes trial.
A jury of officers announced the verdict Monday at the U.S. base in Cuba.
The jury of military officers voted to convict Ali Hamza al-Bahlul of Yemen, who faced charges of conspiracy, solicitation to commit murder and providing material support to terrorism.
Each count carries a possible sentence of life in prison. Sentencing was to immediately follow the announcement of the verdict.
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