El Sayyid Nosair
Egyptian-born American assassin (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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El Sayyid Nosair (born 16 November 1955) is an Egyptian-born American citizen, convicted of involvement in the 1993 New York City landmark bomb plot. He had earlier been tried for, but acquitted of, the 1990 New York City assassination of Meir Kahane, a Jewish Rabbi, far-right Israeli politician, and founder of the Jewish Defense League. He later admitted to having committed this assassination as well.[2]
El Sayyid Nosair | |
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سيد نصير | |
Born | (1955-11-16) 16 November 1955 (age 68) |
Criminal status | Imprisoned in United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy in Inez, Kentucky[1] |
Spouse | Karen Mills |
Children | 3, including Zak Ebrahim |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
In 1994, Nosair was convicted in federal court of nine counts, including seditious conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder of a U.S. Postal Inspection Service officer, use of a firearm in the commission of a murder, use of a firearm during an attempted murder, and possession of a firearm.