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Sami Samir Hassoun, Chicago Terror Suspect, To Appear In Court

09/30/10 08:55 AM ET   AP

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CHICAGO — A 22-year-old Lebanese immigrant accused of placing a backpack he thought contained a bomb near Chicago's Wrigley Field this month is set to appear in federal court.

Sami Samir Hassoun was charged last week with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and an explosive device. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday.

Prosecutors allege Hassoun took a fake bomb given to him by undercover FBI agents and planted it in a trash bin near the home of the Chicago Cubs.

Hassoun's attorney, Myron Auerbach, says his client isn't a terrorist.

Prosecutors say Hassoun has no apparent links to extremists and that he appeared motivated in part by thinking he could profit from bombings.

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CHICAGO — A 22-year-old Lebanese immigrant accused of placing a backpack he thought contained a bomb near Chicago's Wrigley Field this month is set to appear in federal court. Sami Samir Hassou...
CHICAGO — A 22-year-old Lebanese immigrant accused of placing a backpack he thought contained a bomb near Chicago's Wrigley Field this month is set to appear in federal court. Sami Samir Hassou...
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JonB2057
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05:50 PM on 10/04/2010
A bit off topic here, but the link below is from Alternet. Did the Huffington Post do a story on this spying on US citizens under the guise of "preventing terrorism"?

http://www.alternet.org/story/148390/surveillance_state:_government_snooping,_prying,_and_informing_worse_than_you_think?page=3
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