Muslim fundamentalists found guilty of World Trade Center bombing

Title

Muslim fundamentalists found guilty of World Trade Center bombing

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

5 Mar 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:22

Description

Four Muslim fundamentalists have been found guilty of detonating a bomb beneath the World Trade Center in New York, killing six people. FBI Chief in New York, William Gavin expresses his satisfaction, as does Vito de Leo(?) who lost five colleagues in the explosion; defence lawyer Robert Precht says his clients were not given a fair trial. Mohammad Salameh, Nidal Ayyad, Mahmud Abouhalima and Ahmad Ajaj await sentencing. Paul Woodley reports.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; William Gavin; Robert Precht; Vito de Leo(?)

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Terrorism; New York; Trials; Bombs; Muslims; Verdicts; Right to justice; World Trade Centre; Mohammad Salameh; Nidal Ayyad; Mahmud Abouhalima; Ahmad Ajaj

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