There was some confusion as to his age . According to the '' New York Daily News '' , he was at the time 17 to 19 years old . Muse was to stand trial in New York because of the local FBI office 's expertise in handling cases where major crimes were perpetrated against Americans in Africa , such as the 1998 United States embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania . CBC News also reported that U.S. authorities had considered transferring him to authorities in Kenya per international agreement to prosecute pirate suspects
1998 United States embassy bombings
1998 United States embassy bombings
Abduwali Muse