Bangladeshi man Akayed Ullah found guilty for failed suicide bombing in New York
- Ullah showed no emotion as the jury found him guilty on all six counts for the attack on December 11 of last year
- Ullah faces a maximum sentence of life in prison
After being found guilty on all counts for a failed suicide bombing in a passageway to Port Authority bus terminal, a Bangladeshi immigrant declared the jury had got one thing wrong: he was no Islamic State sympathiser.
“I didn’t do (it) for ISIS group,” Akayed Ullah said in Manhattan Federal Court after the jury had been excused.
“I was angry with Donald Trump because he said he will bomb the Middle East and protect his nation.”
The remarks were unexpected. Ullah showed no emotion as the jury found him guilty on all six counts for the attack on December 11 of last year that miraculously resulted in no deaths.
The jury deliberated for roughly six hours over two days.
Judge Richard Sullivan repeatedly advised Ullah, 28, that he should speak with his lawyers rather than make statements in court.