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'20th Hijacker' Tried Suicide at Gitmo

Detainee 'lost all hope' after learning of capital charges

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted May 21, 2008 7:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – A man accused of being al-Qaeda's 20th 9/11 hijacker tried to kill himself at Guantanamo Bay last month, Reuters reports. A lawyer for the Saudi said he cut his wrist open after learning that the Pentagon had filed capital charges against him. The charges were... Read full story »

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Detainee 'lost all hope' after learning of capital charges

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