Competency Tests Ordered for Accused Terrorism Plotter ; Plan to Blow Up Mall Alleged by Authorities
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man charged with plotting to blow up a shopping mall slammed his face on a table and smiled vacantly Wednesday in a courtroom where a federal magistrate ordered tests to determine whether he is competent to stand trial.
Authorities have accused Nuradin Abdi, 32, of plotting an attack with admitted al-Qaida member Iyman Faris, now imprisoned for never- acted-on plans to sabotage the Brooklyn Bridge. Hundreds of Abdi's supporters gathered to proclaim his innocence at the courthouse where Magistrate Mark Abel ordered the Somali national transferred to a psychiatric facility.See the full content of this document
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Competency Tests Ordered for Accused Terrorism Plotter ; Plan to Blow Up Mall Alleged by Authorities
Abel found that Abdi's behavior in jail since hi...
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