A jury was chosen Monday for the federal trial of an Egyptian Islamic preacher extradited from Great Britain on charges he conspired to support al Qaida, setting the stage for the second major terrorism trial in Manhattan in two months.
Eight men and four women will hear evidence in the government’s case against Mustafa Kamel Mustafa after opening statements Thursday. The trial comes weeks after a jury convicted Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghayth of charges stemming from his role as al Qaida’s spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks. He likely faces a life sentence.
