Egypt's New Leader Wants U.S. to Release Sheik Convicted in 1993 World Trade Center Attack

(New York Times) David D. Kirkpatrick - In a televised speech to tens of thousands of supporters in Tahrir Square on Friday, President-elect Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood promised to work for the release of Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, the Egyptian-born militant Islamist convicted after the 1993 World Trade Center attack of plotting to bomb several New York City landmarks.


2012-07-02 00:00:00

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