Official: Plot uncovered to attack Hussein trial

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Official: Plot uncovered to attack Hussein trial

Post by SETIsLady » 12-04-2005 11:31 PM

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi security forces said they uncovered a plot by Sunni insurgents to attack the site of Saddam Hussein's trial, set to resume Monday, Iraqi national security adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie said Sunday.

Security forces found "positioning mortars, long-range mortars" from a Baghdad suburb aimed at the trial's location, al-Rubaie said.

He said that there was evidence the group planning the attack -- the 1920 Revolution Brigades -- had a "sophisticated" global positioning system.

Al-Rubaie declined to say what evidence linked the weapons to the trial. He said the evidence was being withheld because authorities do not want to release sensitive information about how they uncovered the plot.

Little is known about the 1920 Revolution Brigades. The military has said that the group has claimed responsibility for attacks in the past.

Meanwhile, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, a member of the toppled Iraqi leader's defense team, said he will raise the issue of security for defense attorneys in court Monday.

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