The arrest and trial of Ahmed Ressam
Collection of photos of the convicted terrorist
The false Canadian passport used by Algerian Ahmed Ressam when he lived in Canada and attempted to enter the United States. Mr. Ressam was found guilty of nine federal charges, including an act of terrorism transcending a national boundary, for bringing a car loaded with explosives into the United States in what authorities said was a global plan to bomb buildings at the time of millennium celebrations.NICK UT
Federal prosecutors released this photocopy of an evidence exhibit, showing part of what was said to be an explosive device, following the conviction of Ahmed Ressam on several charges of terrorism April 6, 2001.
Ahmed Ressam arrives at the Federal Court House in Seattle, Dec. 17, 1999.STEVAN MORGAIN