Ramzi Yousef
Ramzi Yousef masterminded the 26 February 1993 truck bombing beneath New York's World Trade Center, killing six people and wounding more than 1,000. He also planned a mass bombing of U.S. airliners in Asia.
At a glance
- What happened
- Yousef led the World Trade Center truck-bomb attack. After escaping to Pakistan, he developed the Bojinka plot in the Philippines to bomb 12 U.S. airliners and assassinate Pope John Paul II.
- When
- World Trade Center bombing: 26 February 1993. Capture: February 1995. Sentence: 8 January 1998.
- Where
- World Trade Center, New York City; later plot developed in the Philippines; captured in Pakistan.
- Why / motive
- The established objectives included bombing U.S. passenger aircraft and attacking the World Trade Center.
- Outcome
- Convicted and sentenced on 8 January 1998 to life imprisonment plus 240 years.
Who is involved
- Ramzi Yousef — subject
Sources
- https://rewardsforjustice.net/success-stories/ramzi-ahmed-yousef/“Paraphrase: Yousef masterminded February 1993 bombing killing six and wounding over 1,000; escaped to Pakistan, developed Philippine Bojinka plot against 12 U.S. airliners and the Pope; sentenced 8 January 1998 to life plus 240 years.”
- Ramzi Yousef“Paraphrase: Bombing occurred 26 February 1993; Yousef was captured in Pakistan in February 1995.”
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