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Sudanese suspects deny murdering US diplomat
Sudanese Islamists on Wednesday denied murdering a U.S. diplomat and his driver in Khartoum on New Year's Day 2008, but told a court they thought killing "American unbelievers" was honorable and a "good thing."Reports say that two to three Sudanese men denied shooting American John Granville, a 33-year-old officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development, and his driver, Abdelrahman Abbas Rahama, 39. Granville and Rahama were on their way home from New Year's Eve celebrations in Khartoum early on January 1 2008 when they were shot in a crime that shocked Westerners in the capital, previously seen as one of Africa's safest cities. The men denying the charges were among five men accused of committing the crime, with four carrying out the attack, and a fifth of supplying weapons. In September, the court was shown confessions filmed by police after the arrest of the five. Posted by: Fred 2009-01-22 |
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