Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, who authorities say was a spokesman for al-Qaida, has been arrested overseas and sent to New York for trial, officials said.

Sulaiman Abu Gheith is expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan Friday on terror-related charges.

Abu Gheith was seen on video shortly after 9/11 with bin Laden as the terror leader claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Rep. Peter King praised the CIA and FBI for the terror suspect’s arrest.

“The propaganda statements in which Abu Gheith and his late father-in-law, Osama bin Laden, praised the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 are alone enough to merit the most serious punishment,” King said.

FBI and Justice Department spokesmen declined to comment on the arrest.

In the al-Qaida video that aired in October 2001, Gheith said, “Americans should know the storm of planes will not stop.”

Sources tell NBC News he was initially taken into custody by Turkish authorities last month in Ankara where a Turkish court ruled that he had illegally entered the country with a fake passport.

The Turkish government then deported Abu Gaith to Kuwait, his birthplace, but arranged for him to transit through Jordan where he was ultimately taken into custody by the U.S.

U.S. officials refuse to comment on the possible roles of either Jordan or Turkey in Abu Gaith’s capture, and are not providing details of when he arrived in New York for trial. They also would not comment on the exact charges he will face.

(AP)