MILITARY JUDGE SUPPRESSES KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED’S FBI CONFESSION IN 9/11 CASE. (PHOTO).
Military judge suppresses Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s FBI confession in 9/11 case A military judge has excluded a confession that alleged Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gave to FBI agents nearly 20 years ago, ruling that the statements were not made voluntarily. The decision is a setback for the U.S. government's long-running effort to prosecute Mohammed, who is accused of helping develop the plot to hijack planes and crash them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Mohammed remains detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, alongside other defendants awaiting trial. Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, the judge overseeing the case, scheduled a June 2028 trial for Mohammed and three other defendants earlier this week. In an order issued Friday that has not been made public, Schrama barred prosecutors from using statements Mohammed made during four days of FBI questioning at Guantanamo in January 2007. Mohammed had previously been captured and held by the CIA, where he was subjec...
President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza was pictured playing football with his friends in Bujumbura,meanwhile,police and soldiers were outside,clashing with protesters in the latest push against the presidents third term bid after the failed coup.President Nkurunziza is a qualified football coach and never fails to travel with his football team.Anti Government protesters have been demonstrating since the president was nominated for a third term in power.Atleast two protesters were shot dead and eight were wounded in clashes with police in the capital Bujumbura.Heavy gunfire was heard all day in surburbs of the capital,with intense bursts of automatic weapons,as protesters in reply hurled rocks from makeshift barricades.More photos below. 
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