Ashcroft Says Lindh Will Face US Trial Soon
US Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that John Walker Lindh will be transferred from custody at sea to the United States to face charges of taking up arms against his country. Lindh, 20, was described in court records as having converted to Islam in California and evolving into a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan. He is to be tried in Alexandria, Virginia, the same venue as Zacarias Moussaoui.
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Palestinians detain Saadat ally after minister killing
Palestinian police detained Ahmed Saadat the leader of a faction that claimed responsibility for the assassination of Tourism Minister Rehavan Zeevi. The move aimed to calm tensions after two Israelis were killed in the West Bank and amid calls for extradition of Zeevi’s assailants.
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