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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Apparently, Hani Al-Sayegh would rather take his chances with the U.S. judicial system than risk possible execution in Saudi Arabia. The suspect in the July 1996 Khobar towers bombing that killed 19 U.S. airmen abruptly dismissed a tentative plea bargain agreement today, pleading not guilty to charges he was an accomplice in the attack. Al-Sayegh had agreed to tell investigators all he knew about the bombing in return for being indicted on one conspiracy count. Although neither side is talking, the speculation is that talks broke down late Monday over the government's refusal to guarantee...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: General Ronald Fogleman, the Air Force Chief of Staff, asked for early retirement today, raising speculation that Defense Secretary William Cohen has decided to punish Air Force generals in connection with the Khobar Towers bombing. Fogleman, a highly decorated Vietnam War pilot and the 16th Air Force chief of staff, had said he would resign if Cohen held the generals accountable for failing to prevent the June 1996 terrorist blast which killed 19 U.S. airmen. Air Force officials said Fogleman's decision to resign was linked to the defense secretary's anticipated decision, which is expected later this...
OTTAWA, Ontario: U.S. officials are continuing efforts to have Hani Al-Sayegh extradited a day after Canada accused him of participating in the Khobar towers bombing in Saudi Arabia last year that killed 19 U.S. soldiers. Hearings will begin on April 28 to decide whether Al-Sayegh will be sent to the U.S. or back to Saudi Arabia, where he could face the death penalty. FBI agents are anxious to question Al-Sayegh, since the Saudi government has so far not allowed them access to any suspect in the case. According to a report from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service...
OTTAWA, Ontario: U.S. officials are continuing efforts to have Hani Al-Sayegh extradited a day after Canada accused him of participating in the Khobar towers bombing in Saudi Arabia last year that killed 19 U.S. soldiers. Hearings will begin on April 28 to decide whether Al-Sayegh will be sent to the U.S. or back to Saudi Arabia, where he could face the death penalty. FBI agents are anxious to question Al-Sayegh, since the Saudi government has so far not allowed them access to any suspect in the case. According to a report from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service...
...bombing of an American-run training center in downtown Riyadh, an attack that killed seven people including five U.S. advisers. Chop-chop square is also likely to be the destination of some if not all of the 40 suspects the Saudis now have in custody for last June's Khobar Towers bombing near Dhahran, a blast that took the lives of 19 U.S. airmen. Chop-chop makes fast work of sticky problems...