Attack of the New York Port Authority: a convicted bomber

A Bangladeshi immigrant who launched an improvised pipe-pipe near a busy bus terminal in New York City was found guilty of acts of terrorism.

Akayed Ullah, 28, threw the bomb at the morning rush hour last December, causing severe burns but only slightly injuring five others.

Prosecutors said they told investigators that he had done so on behalf of the militant Islamic State (IS) group.

In court, he was described as a terrorist attack "the lone wolf".

On December 11, 2017, Ullah targeted an underpass near the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan, the busiest in the world.

His defense team claimed that he had only wanted to kill himself during the attack. Ullah denied the charges in January.

"This case does not concern a foreign terrorist organization implanting an agent among us," his lawyer, Julia Gatto, told jurors.

His client was "a deeply troubled and isolated young man who wanted to commit suicide".

Prosecutors rejected this claim, reminding the court that he had attached a bomb to his body intended to harm others and citing propaganda found on his computer showing that he was a supporter of the government. ; EI.

US Deputy Attorney Rebekah Donaleski said Ullah had made the device from pipes taken from a construction site where he worked.

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Five people were slightly injured, but Ullah from Brooklyn was treated for serious burns.

A photo that was circulating on social media at the time showed him lying on the floor, torn with his clothes and lacerations on his upper body.

Akayed Ullah, a permanent resident of the United States, entered the country on an immigrant visa in 2011.

He has been charged with six counts, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction and material support for the IS.

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The Manhattan Federal Court has not yet pronounced its sentence.