New York, N.Y., May 30, 2001 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, for its successful efforts in bringing to justice those involved in the U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. The League also commended the jury for handing down a guilty verdict. The four defendants in the case were convicted of conspiring with Osama bin Laden to bomb the American Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.

"We commend the U.S. Attorney’s Office for its efforts and commitment to apprehend and bring to justice those responsible for these horrendous crimes against Americans and others," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. "The trial exposed the complex nature of Osama bin Laden’s global terror network. The guilty verdicts are a triumph in the global battle against international terrorism."

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