Oct

16

Terrorism pamphlet gets jurors booted

Filed Under Miami-Dade, U.S. District Court 

Three jurors who read an anti-terrorism pamphlet that was found in the jury room were dismissed Tuesday from the trial of the so-called Liberty City Seven.

Though defense attorneys called for mistrial U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard opted to dismiss the two jurors and one alternate who admitted to reading the pamphlet, which had been handed out at the trial last week by Miami police officers.

The seven defendants are on trial for conspiring to blow up government buildings in support of the Al Qaeda terrorist network.

All but one of the defense attorneys called for a mistrial, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

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