Saudi man convicted of conspiracy in 1998 bombings of US embassies in Africa

A man prosecutors portrayed as one of Al Qaeda's early leaders was convicted Thursday of conspiracy in the deadly bombings of two US embassies in Africa following a trial that showcased the terror group's early days, Fox News reported.
An anonymous jury returned a verdict in Khaled al-Fawwaz's case after 2 1/2 days of deliberating.
Prosecutors said al-Fawwaz, a 52-year-old Saudi Arabian, was a close confidant of Osama bin Laden and made sure bin Laden's death threats against Americans were heard and noticed worldwide in 1998.
Al-Fawwaz did not testify. Arrested in London in 1998, he was extradited from Great Britain in 2012.
New York juries have convicted five other people in the embassy attacks. Al-Fawwaz had been scheduled to stand trial with a co-defendant, Abu Anas al-Libi, but he died last month after a long illness.