Ramzi Yousef

Ramzi Ahmed Yousef or Ramzi Mohammed Yousef (also transliterated as Ramzi Yusuf, Ramzi Youssef) (Arabic: ???? ???? ), birth name possibly Abdul Basit Karim,(Arabic: ??? ?????? ???? ). He is believed to have been one of the masterminds behind the first World Trade Center attack and a number of other terrorist attacks.

Arrested

On February 7, 1995, Yousef was arrested by two U.S. Diplomatic Security Service agents, and Pakistani Intelligence at the Su-Casa Guest House in Islamabad, Pakistan before he could rebase himself in Peshawar. He had been betrayed by a man he tried to recruit. When he was discovered, Yousef had chemical burns on his fingers.

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February 7 - 1995 - Islamabad - Pakistan - Peshawar

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Yousef was flown back to the United States and helicoptered into Manhattan. He was sent to a prison in New York, New York, United States, and held there until his trial. On September 5, 1996, Yousef, Murad, and Shah were convicted for planning Bojinka. They were sentenced to life in prison without parole. In court, Yousef said, "I am a terrorist, and I am proud of it."

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New York, New York - United States - September 5 - 1996 - Life in prison - Parole - Terrorist

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In 1997, Osama bin Laden said during an interview that he did not know Yousef. Yousef's uncle Khalid Shaikh Mohammed allegedly took part in launching the September 11 Terrorist Attacks.

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Osama bin Laden - Khalid Shaikh Mohammed - September 11 Terrorist Attacks

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On November 12, 1997 Yousef was found guilty of masterminding the 1993 bombing and in 1998 he was convicted of "seditious conspiracy" to bomb the towers.

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November 12 - 1997

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He is currently held in the high-security Supermax prison ADX Florence in Florence, Colorado. This is the same prison in which the Unabomber, and Terry Nichols, are to be incarcerated for life. It is also the prison that held Timothy McVeigh before his 2001 execution.

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Supermax prison - ADX Florence - Florence - Colorado - Unabomber - Terry Nichols - Timothy McVeigh - 2001

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