more details on that coming up and a lot more. good morning, everybody, happy thursday, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. the case viewed as a testing ground for trying terror suspects in civilian courts has ended in a stunning acquittal. >> prosecutors say the defendant was a bodyguard for osama bin laden who took part in the u.s. embassy bombings that killed more than 200 people. a jury in new york convicted him on just a single charge. abc's jason ryan is in washington with the latest. hi, jason. >> reporter: thank you, vinita and rob. a federal jury in new york has cleared the first guantanamo bay detainee to face trial in the united states on all but one of the 286 terrorism charges he faced for his role in the 1998 u.s. embassy bombings. the verdict could be a blow for the obama administration. and plans to try 9/11 mastermind khalid shaikh mohammed in a u.s. court. ahmed ghailani was accused of participating in the bombings of u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania and was found guilty on conspiracy charges to destroy buildings and property of the united states.

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