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Yemen: trial for plotting to attack US envoy
SANAA — A Yemeni court yesterday began the trial of two men accused of trying to assassinate the US ambassador to the country with a hand grenade last year.

“Houzam Al Maas and Khalid Al Halilah plotted in 2004 to kill the US ambassador. They accumulated weapons, monitored his movements and tried to throw a hand grenade at him as he was entering a shop,” a state prosecutor told the court.

Maas pleaded guilty to attempting to kill the ambassador, but told the state security court he was psychologically ill.
"I was insufficient in my faith! That's clearly a mental illness, yer honor!"
Halilah, a taxi driver, pleaded not guilty, saying he only drove Maas to a weapons market. The two face a maximum jail term of 10 years if convicted, but can appeal their sentence.
Posted by: Steve White 2005-12-13
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