Bin Laden's driver guilty of terror charges

Osama bin Laden’s former driver was found guilty today of charges of conspiracy and supporting terrorism at the first US war crimes trial since the Second World War.

Salim Hamdan was convicted by a jury of American military officers following a two-week trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

He was accused of transporting missiles for al Qaida and helping bin Laden escape US retribution following the September 11 terror attacks by driving him around Afghanistan.