Jury Selection Starts in Terrorism Case (Miami 7)

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Source: Associated Press

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"Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of seven men accused of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices around the country in hopes of inciting an anti-government insurrection.

U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard said it could take up to two weeks to seat a jury for a trial that could take three months. The laborious task began Tuesday with an initial group of 34 prospective jurors, who are being kept anonymous under court order.

Those who pass the initial round will be brought back for a second day of more detailed questioning, including addressing their views of terrorism and Islam. The trial follows last month's conviction in a different Miami courtroom of Jose Padilla, formerly held as an enemy combatant, and two other men on murder conspiracy and terrorism support charges.

The seven men, all from Miami's blighted Liberty City neighborhood, face up to 70 years in prison if convicted on charges that include conspiracy to levy war against the United States and conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaida."



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[rubberducky]

1. Too bad that thier isn`t a c-span station to cover this .