- The bomb that exploded in Chelsea on September 17, 2016 was packed with hundreds of ball bearings and steel nuts
- Ahmad Khan Rahimi was captured shortly afterwards after a police shootout
- He was inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida to plan the bombings
- Rahimi, 29, faced eight charges including using a weapon of mass destruction, bombing a public place and interstate transportation of explosives
- He now faces a life sentence
A federal jury has convicted a man of planting two bombs on New York City streets, including one that injured 31 people when it detonated.
Jurors in Manhattan on Monday found 29-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahimi guilty of all charges, including counts of using a weapon of mass destruction and bombing a public place.
The Afghanistan-born man living in Elizabeth, New Jersey, faces a maximum punishment of life in prison.
A federal jury has convicted Ahmad Khan Rahim of planting two bombs on New York City streets, including one that injured 30 people when it detonated
Prosecutors say Rahimi considered himself ‘a soldier in a holy war against Americans’ and was inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida to carry out the attacks on September 17, 2016.
The second pressure-cooker bomb planted in Manhattan didn’t detonate. He was also accused of planting bombs in New Jersey at a charity race in Seaside Park, but that didn’t hurt anyone.
Defense attorneys did not challenge much of the government’s evidence but urged jurors to acquit Rahimi.