Court orders U.S. militia members held without bond

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(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court has ordered that five Midwestern militia members accused of plotting to kill police and wage a war against the government remain in prison until their trial.

The five, members of a militia group called the Hutaree, had been ordered freed on bond by a federal judge in Detroit, who said prosecutors failed to persuade her they were a danger to the community.

But in a ruling handed down late on Tuesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled the five posed too much of a potential threat to be released on bond.

In an indictment originally unsealed in March, prosecutors charged nine Hutaree members with planning to kill a police officer in Michigan and then ambush the funeral procession using explosives. snip

The group's website says the term Hutaree means "Christian warrior" and says the group was "preparing for the end time battles to keep the testimony of Jesus Christ alive." However, prosecutors have played down the religious aspects of the group.

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1. good

I agree with the court's decision.