Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, mastermind behind 1993 World Trace Center attack, dies: report Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, the firebrand Islamist cleric behind the first attempt to bring down the World Trade Center, has died in federal prison.

Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, the firebrand Islamist cleric behind the first attempt to bring down the World Trade Center, has died in federal prison. Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, mastermind behind 1993 World Trace Center attack, dies: report Good riddance!