Report reaching us has it the
Omar Abdel-Rahman who was convicted for masterminding the bombing of the World
Trade Centre in 1993 has given up the ghost in a US prison.
Abdel-Rahman who is otherwise
known as the Blind Sheikh died while serving his life sentence for the heinous
crime against humanity and the United States, the attack brought about the
death of six people.
The death of Abdel-Rahman was
conveyed by his son, after the family received a call a spokesman from the US
concerning the death of his father.
Prior to his conviction and incarceration,
Abdel-Rahman was known as the leader of the Egyptian Islamist militant group
called al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya.
In addition to the 1993 attack on
the World Trade Centre Abdel-Rahman was also accused of planning to blow up
other major buildings in New York City, which also includes the UN
headquarters.
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