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...
Today sunday around 9:30am.,a blast set off by a female suicide bomber tore through a crowded market in Damaturu Yobe state,killing at least 15 people.According to a police spokesman Toyin Gbadegasin ''Fifteen people have been confirmed dead so far and more dead bodies are being brought to the hospital,and around 50 people had been injured''.The explosion today came six days after a suicide bomber killed three policemen at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the city.No one have claimed responsibility for the bombing,but all fingers points to the Islamist group,Boko Haram.
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