Mohammed Mansour Jabarah
Mohammed Mansour Jabarah, a Canadian citizen of Iraqi descent, was sentenced by a federal judge for his role in disrupted bomb plots on orders from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, according to case records.admitted plotting to bomb U.S. embassies in Singapore and the Philippines was sentenced to life in prison on Friday.
Prosecutors said Jabarah swore loyalty in person to bin Laden in May 2001 and was dispatched to carry out attacks. He was arrested in Oman in early 2002 and deported to Canada, where he was held before being transferred to the United States.
Jabarah initially cooperated with U.S. authorities, but changed his mind months later after a childhood friend was killed trying to attack U.S. Marines in Kuwait.
He vowed revenge, and planned while in jail to kill FBI agents and prosecutors assigned to his case, hiding knives and bombmaking instructions in his cell, case records show.
Prosecutors said Jabarah swore loyalty in person to bin Laden in May 2001 and was dispatched to carry out attacks. He was arrested in Oman in early 2002 and deported to Canada, where he was held before being transferred to the United States.
Jabarah initially cooperated with U.S. authorities, but changed his mind months later after a childhood friend was killed trying to attack U.S. Marines in Kuwait.
He vowed revenge, and planned while in jail to kill FBI agents and prosecutors assigned to his case, hiding knives and bombmaking instructions in his cell, case records show.
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