Omar Abdel-Rahman, convicted in 1993 World Trade Center bombing, dies at 78
(The Guardian Egypt)

Extremist Muslim cleric known as `blind sheikh´ became notorious figure to US authorities and was for decades the face of radical Islam before 9/11 attacksOmar Abdel-Rahman, the extremist Muslim cleric known as `the blind sheikh` who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, has died aged 78.The Egyptian cleric died of natural causes at the Federal Medical Center, Butner, part of a federal prison compound in Butner, North Carolina, according to spokesman Greg Norton. He had been incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner, for nearly 10 years and struggled with diabetes and coronary artery disease, Norton said. Related: Mohamed Morsi vows to free blind sheikh jailed in US Continue reading...