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| Bin Laden ex-driver found guilty | Bin Laden ex-driver found guilty |
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| A US military jury at Guantanamo Bay has found Osama Bin Laden's former driver guilty of terrorism charges. | A US military jury at Guantanamo Bay has found Osama Bin Laden's former driver guilty of terrorism charges. |
| The verdict on Salim Hamdan is the first to be delivered in a full war crimes tribunal at the US prison facility in Cuba. | The verdict on Salim Hamdan is the first to be delivered in a full war crimes tribunal at the US prison facility in Cuba. |
| The jury of military officers found Hamdan guilty of some charges of supporting terrorism but acquitted him on others, including conspiracy. | |
| Hamdan, a Yemeni, was captured in Afghanistan in November 2001. | Hamdan, a Yemeni, was captured in Afghanistan in November 2001. |
| The jury deliberated for about eight hours over three days. | |
| The prosecution had said Hamdan played a "vital role" in the conspiracy behind the 9/11 attacks but defence lawyers said he was a low-level employee. | |
| The BBC's Adam Brookes in Washington says US President George W Bush will hope to use the conclusion of the first full trial as evidence that the Guantanamo Bay system does actually work. |