PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The son of a prominent Philadelphia criminal defense attorney was found guilty Wednesday of attempting to build weapons of mass destruction and targeting events and sites across the region.
A jury convicted Muhyyee-ud-din Abdul-Rahman, 19, for building and possessing explosives and for plotting potential attacks. Authorities said his intended targets included the Philadelphia Pride Parade, the Army-Navy football game, Valley Forge Military Academy and College, and nuclear power plants in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Officials said he was attempting to create TATP, a highly volatile and destructive explosive…