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Terrorism Suspect Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Court
Adel Abdel Bary, also known as ‘Adel Mohammed Abdul Almagid Abdel Bary,’ ‘Abbas,’ ‘Abu Dia,’ and ‘Adel,’ pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to international terrorism charges in connection with his work on behalf of al Qaeda and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.
Bary was extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom on October 6, 2012. He faces charges of conspiring to kill U.S. nationals, conspiring to make a threat to kill, injure, intimidate, and damage and destroy property by means of an explosive, and making such a threat.
According to the indictment, in 1997 and 1998, Bary led the London cell of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad organization. EIJ, which was led for years by co-defendant Ayman al Zawahiri, was dedicated to the forceful overthrow of the Egyptian Government and to violent opposition of the United States.
In February 1998, EIJ had effectively merged with al Qaeda and EIJ joined with al Qaeda in targeting American civilians. To that end, in February 1998, co-defendant Usama Bin Laden and Zawahiri endorsed a purported fatwah under the banner of the ‘International Islamic Front for Jihad on the Jews and Crusaders.’
On August 4, 1998, EIJ published a statement threatening to retaliate against America for its claimed involvement in the apprehension of EIJ members. A copy of this statement was found in an office used by Bary and his London-based co-conspirators.
Bary transmitted, via international telephone calls to the media, the contents of al Qaeda’s claims of responsibility for the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, which killed 224 people.
Following Bary’s guilty plea, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan asked for further information regarding the basis of the plea agreement, which the parties will provide within a week.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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