Bin Laden Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to 1998 Embassy Bombings
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Kuzma/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Osama bin Laden’s “mouthpiece” pleaded guilty on Friday to three terrorism offenses dating back to the 1998 bombings of American embassies in Africa.
Adel Abdel-Bari cried as the charges against him were read, later admitting to conspiring to “transmit the claim” of al-Qaeda for embassy bombings that left 224 people dead. Abdel-Bari also admitted to making threats on behalf of the former al-Qaeda leader to bring “fire and explosions” to American targets, and to delivering messages between bin Laden and the media.
His plea was not immediately accepted by the judge, who wondered why he was allowed to plead guilty to three charges when he initially faced life in prison.
Abdel-Bari’s son is the British rapper initially suspected in the beheading of American journalist James Foley.
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