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London imam Abu Hamza convicted of U.S. terrorism charges


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of terrorism charges in New York on Monday, following a four-week trial that shined a spotlight on the preacher's controversial anti-Western statements.

    A jury of eight men and four women found Abu Hamza, 56, guilty on all 11 counts he faced, handing Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara his second high-profile terrorism conviction in three months. The defendant could face life in prison.

    In March, a different jury found Osama bin Laden?s son-in-law Suleiman Abu Ghaith guilty of terrorism-related charges.

    (Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Noeleen Walder and Chris Reese)