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Trial of bin Laden's son-in-law set for January in New York City
Source: Reuters
Trial of bin Laden's son-in-law set for January in New York City
By Bernard Vaughan
NEW YORK | Tue Apr 9, 2013 6:35pm EDT
(Reuters) - A federal trial for a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden accused of conspiring to kill Americans will begin in January in Manhattan, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
Suleiman Abu Ghaith, who acted as an al Qaeda spokesman in videos, is one of the highest-ranking al Qaeda figures to face trial in the United States for crimes related to the September 11 attacks.
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U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled on Tuesday that the trial should begin on January 7, 2014. Abu Ghaith pleaded not guilty on March 8.
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By Bernard Vaughan
NEW YORK | Tue Apr 9, 2013 6:35pm EDT
(Reuters) - A federal trial for a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden accused of conspiring to kill Americans will begin in January in Manhattan, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
Suleiman Abu Ghaith, who acted as an al Qaeda spokesman in videos, is one of the highest-ranking al Qaeda figures to face trial in the United States for crimes related to the September 11 attacks.
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U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled on Tuesday that the trial should begin on January 7, 2014. Abu Ghaith pleaded not guilty on March 8.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/09/us-usa-militant-idUSBRE93816320130409
