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...
According to sources,a tragedy was averted today friday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 {MMA2} in Lagos following a ground collision of two aircraft belonging to FirstNation Airways.Sources gathered that the incident which happened at about mid-day involved two Airbus 330 conveying not fewer than 250 passengers.The two aircraft had their bodies partially damaged as a result of the collision.A source at the airport told pressmen that one of the aircraft was taxiing from the runway to MMA2,to disengage passengers while the other aircraft was preparing to take off to Port-Harcourt Airport from the same terminal.The source alleged that the pilot may have been misdirected by the marshals who directed the pilot to taxi to the wrong part of the apron.The Port-Harcourt bound aircraft was parked at the Gate 4 while the arriving aircraft was bound for Gate 3 of the terminal.The marshals misdirected the arriving aircraft to the same Gate as the parked aircraft which led to the two wings brushing each other.Following the incident,the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority {NCAA},immediately grounded both aircraft while passengers were asked to disembarked by the airline.The refunds of tickets were made to passengers on the Port-Harcourt bound aircraft by the airline.The NCAA also confirmed the incident in a statement issued by its General Manager,Public Affairs,Mr Fan Ndubuoke.Ndubuoke said no passenger was hurt and that the incident had been referred to the Accident Investigation Bureau {AIB} for further investigation.
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