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Monday, October 16, 2017
New Jersey man convicted for Manhattan bombing
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNew Jersey man Ahmad Khan Rahimi has been convicted of planting two pressure-cooker bombs on New York City streets, including one that injured 30 people with a rain of shrapnel when it detonated in a bustling neighborhood one weekend night last summer.
The verdict in Manhattan comes after the two-week trial of 29-year-old Rahimi, an Afghanistan-born man living in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The charges, including using a weapon of mass destruction and bombing a public place, carry a maximum punishment of life in prison.
Prosecutors say Rahimi considered himself “a soldier in a holy war against Americans” and was inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda to carry out the late summer attacks in New York and New Jersey.
Rahimi’s defense vows to appeal. Sentencing is scheduled for January 18.
— AP
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