An Algerian man was convicted today of terrorism for bringing a car loaded with explosives from Canada to the United States.
Authorities said it was a global plan to bomb buildings at the time of millennium celebrations.
Ahmed Ressam, 33, stood stoically with his eyes downcast as a clerk read the jury's verdict that found him guilty of nine criminal charges including an act of terrorism transcending a national boundary.
He was also found guilty of placing an explosive in proximity to a ferry terminal, using false identification documents, smuggling, transporting explosives and carrying an explosive during the commission of a felony.
In addition to the nine charges, the jurors found that his actions were committed in connection with a crime of violence.
The judge scheduled sentencing for June 28th in Seattle.
Ressam could be sentenced to up to 130 years in prison.
AP