BROOKLYN, N.Y., March 10 (UPI) -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said the convictions of two Yemeni nationals in Brooklyn, N.Y., "mark another important step in our war on terrorism."
A federal grand jury Thursday convicted Sheik Mohammed Al Hasan Al-Moayad and Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed on charges of conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaida and Hamas.
The two were arrested in Germany and extradited to the United States.
"Today's convictions mark another important step in our war on terrorism," Gonzales said in a statement. "Those who conspire to support and finance the terrorist actions of al-Qaida and other enemies will be found and they will face justice. I thank the hardworking prosecutors and investigators who traveled the globe to bring these defendants to justice, and the jury for its careful consideration of the evidence in this case."
Gonzales said the "conviction was made possible by the valuable assistance of the German government, which arrested the defendants in Germany and then extradited them ... Germany remains a key and powerful ally in the international fight against terrorist organizations."
