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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Liberty City 7

Liberty City 7 stories: 2 news summaries

After 2 Mistrials, 5 Convicted in Sears Tower Attack Plot

One of the Liberty City Six was acquitted

May 12, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(AP) - Five men were convicted today of plotting to join forces with al-Qaeda to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in hopes of igniting an anti-government insurrection. A jury in Miami acquitted one member of the so-called "Liberty City Six." Ringleader Narseal Batiste was the only... More »

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terrorism • FBI • terror plots • guilty • Sears Tower • al-Qaeda • Liberty City 7 • criminal trial

Second Mistrial Declared in Sears Tower Terror Case

'Enough is enough,' says defense attorney

Apr 16, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge called a second mistrial today in the case of six men who allegedly conspired with al-Qaeda to blow up the Sears Tower. After 13 days of deliberation, the jury was finally released, unconvinced the defendants were serious about terrorism. “Enough is enough,” said the defense... More »

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terrorism • mistrial • Sears Tower • Liberty City 7 • informant

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