Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani

Al Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was charged of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassy buildings in Africa.

He was held at the Guantanamo Bay jail since 2006, but moved to New York City on June 9, 2009, to begin his trial for the bombings.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/09/2009-06-09_al_qaedas_ahmed_khalfan_ghailani_transferred_from_guantanamo_to_stand_trial_for_.html He pleaded not guilty to all charges the same day.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/09/2009-06-09_al_qaedas_ahmed_khalfan_ghailani_transferred_from_guantanamo_to_stand_trial_for_.html

Prior to the U.S. Embassy bombings, Ghailani served as an explosives expert for al Qaeda. He purchased supplies and bomb-making materials for al Qaeda for the bombings and left Africa one day before the Dar Es Salaam bombing on August 7, 1988. The bombings, which also occurred in Nairobi, Kenya, killed hundreds of people. Ghailani was indicted for his role in the attacks on December 16, 1998.

Ghailani then worked as a line soldier, cook and in the document forgery office for al Qaeda in Afghanistan. He was taken into custody by police on Pakistan on July 25, 2004. Ghailani was transferred to U.S. custody in 2005 and placed in the Guantanamo Bay the following year. Official charges came in 2008, with Ghailani facing several counts of murder, conspiracy and providing material support to terrorism.