US jury to decide fate of suspect in Nairobi embassy bombing

This August 1998 file picture shows Kenyan residents looking at the US embassy (left) days after the bomb blast that killed at least 280 Kenyans and 12 Americans on August 7, 1998. The jury in New York has begun deliberations in the bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam and the verdict is expected in the next days. PHOTO | FILE     

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A 12-person jury will now weigh terrorism-related charges against Khalid al-Fawwaz, a 52-year-old Saudi, who, if convicted, could face life in prison.