Jury in Moussaoui Case Seeks Definition of WMD

Jurors deliberating whether al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui should receive the death penalty or life in prison for his role in the Sept. 11 attacks yesterday sought a definition for weapons of mass destruction, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, June 13, 2005).

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said airplanes used as missiles constitute such weapons. Moussaoui has been convicted of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, one of three convictions that could earn him the death penalty, AP reported (Michael Sniffen, Associated Press/Philly.com, March 31).

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