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| Al Qaeda suspects go on trial in Azerbaijan |
| 2008-05-31 |
| Eighteen men went on trial in the oil-rich Caucasus state of Azerbaijan on Friday for suspected links with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network. Azeri security forces arrested most of the men in October and November in a sting operation during which they uncovered an arms cache that included machineguns, pistols, hand-grenades and explosives. The men are accused of possessing illegal weapons, creating an armed group, weapons trading, crossing borders illegally and resisting arrest. |
| Posted by:Fred |