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US charges embassy bomb suspect | US charges embassy bomb suspect |
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The US has charged a Guantanamo Bay detainee with war crimes for the 1998 al-Qaeda attack on the US embassy in Tanzania, which left 11 people dead. | The US has charged a Guantanamo Bay detainee with war crimes for the 1998 al-Qaeda attack on the US embassy in Tanzania, which left 11 people dead. |
Charges against Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani - who was captured in 2004 - include murder and attacking civilians. | Charges against Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani - who was captured in 2004 - include murder and attacking civilians. |
The Pentagon claims Mr Ghailani worked for al-Qaeda after the bombing as a forger, trainer and as a bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden. | The Pentagon claims Mr Ghailani worked for al-Qaeda after the bombing as a forger, trainer and as a bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden. |
The Pentagon said Mr Ghailani could receive the death penalty if convicted. | The Pentagon said Mr Ghailani could receive the death penalty if convicted. |
Mr Ghailani, a Tanzanian, is the 15th person to be charged at Guantanamo, where trials are expected to start later this year. | |
He goes by dozens of aliases, including "Foopie" and "Ahmed the Tanzanian". | He goes by dozens of aliases, including "Foopie" and "Ahmed the Tanzanian". |
Al-Qaeda 'trainer' | |
The US defence department says Mr Ghailani's involvement included: | The US defence department says Mr Ghailani's involvement included: |
- buying explosives, detonators and transporting bomb components to Dar es Salaam | - buying explosives, detonators and transporting bomb components to Dar es Salaam |
- helping buy the lorry used in the attack | - helping buy the lorry used in the attack |
- escorting the bomb engineer between Dar es Salaam and Mombassa, Kenya, after the bomb had been made | - escorting the bomb engineer between Dar es Salaam and Mombassa, Kenya, after the bomb had been made |
- scouting the US embassy with the suicide bomb driver | - scouting the US embassy with the suicide bomb driver |
The defence department says that after the bombing, Mr Ghailani "continued in his service to al-Qaeda as a document forger, physical trainer at an al-Qaeda training camp, and as a bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden". | The defence department says that after the bombing, Mr Ghailani "continued in his service to al-Qaeda as a document forger, physical trainer at an al-Qaeda training camp, and as a bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden". |
According to the transcript of a closed-door hearing in March 2007, Mr Ghailani admitted delivering explosives used to blow up the embassy. | According to the transcript of a closed-door hearing in March 2007, Mr Ghailani admitted delivering explosives used to blow up the embassy. |
But he said he did not know about the attack beforehand and apologised to the US government and the victims' families. | But he said he did not know about the attack beforehand and apologised to the US government and the victims' families. |
The charges must be approved by a Pentagon official who oversees the court at Guantanamo before trial proceedings can begin. | The charges must be approved by a Pentagon official who oversees the court at Guantanamo before trial proceedings can begin. |