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| US jury convicts 'Bin Laden aide' | US jury convicts 'Bin Laden aide' |
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| A man accused of being Osama Bin Laden's media secretary has been convicted by a US military jury at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre. | |
| The defendant, Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, faced charges of conspiracy, solicitation to commit murder and making propaganda videos for al-Qaeda. | The defendant, Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, faced charges of conspiracy, solicitation to commit murder and making propaganda videos for al-Qaeda. |
| The 39-year-old Yemeni faces a possible life sentence. He refused to present a defence during the trial. | |
| It is the second war crimes case to be tried at Guantanamo Bay. | It is the second war crimes case to be tried at Guantanamo Bay. |
| The jury of nine US military officers announced their verdict at the American military base in Cuba. | The jury of nine US military officers announced their verdict at the American military base in Cuba. |
| The American military said any work Bahlul did for al-Qaeda was by definition a war crime because the group was a terrorist organisation. |