Four people have been indicted in the US for aiding a radical Islamic group led by a blind Egyptian cleric, in jail for trying to blow up New York buildings.
The four include a lawyer and a translator for Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, imprisoned in the US for his role in planning terror attacks in New York, including the 1993 plot to blow up the World Trade Center.
Rahman used communications with Stewart, translated by Yousry, to pass messages to and receive messages from Sattar, Al-Sirri and other Islamic Group member
They were charged with providing material support and resources to the Egyptian organisation, known as the Islamic Group, through various means.
They are accused of passing messages regarding the group's activities to and from Rahman during prison visits and telephone calls.
The four are named as Lynne Stewart - one of Rahman's lawyers, Ahmed Sattar - a paralegal for the sheikh, Yassir Al-Sirri and Mohammed Yousry, who is an Arabic translator.
Abdel-Rahman, who is serving a life sentence for planning to blow up five New York landmarks in the 1990s, including the 1993 plot to blow up the World Trade Center, has been held in a federal prison in Minnesota under heavy security, including restrictions on outside communications.