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To: maceng2 who wrote (48940)	10/2/2002 6:45:37 PM
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Shoe bomber suspect to plead guilty news.bbc.co.uk Lawyers for the alleged show bomber Richard Reid say he plans to plead guilty to all eight charges against him. Mr Reid, a British citizen, is accused of attempting to blow up a trans-Atlantic passenger jet carrying 197 people with explosives hidden in his shoes. Lawyer Owen Walker said Mr Reid's decision was based on a desire to avoid the publicity of a trial and the stress it would cause his family. "He has no disagreement with the facts asserted in the charges about his actions on 22 December 2001," Mr Walker said. "He wants to avoid the publicity associated with a trial and the negative impact it is likely to have upon his family," he added. Terror connections Mr Reid was overpowered by passengers and crew on the flight from Paris to Miami on 22 December when he allegedly attempted to light the fuse to trigger his bomb. Mr Reid initially pleaded not guilty to charges of terrorism, attempted murder and attempting to destroy an aircraft. Mr Reid said he would admit to all eight counts against him, but has asked for the court to remove language from two of the charges alleging he received training from al-Qaeda. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation believes that Mr Reid, a convert to Islam, is connected to the al-Qaeda terror network led by Osama Bin Laden. Mr Reid applied to remove the same terminology earlier, but lost the bid. Application denied According to Reuters news agency the US government has again opposed the request to remove the language. "The government hereby opposes defendant's renewed motion to strike surplusage from the indictment," Reuters quoted federal prosecutors as saying in response to the request. "The indictment contains only allegations of facts that are relevant to essential elements of the crimes charged," they added. Investigators from the FBI say that Mr Reid was given help in making the bomb, citing evidence of a human hair and palm print found on the explosives. Mr Reid has always insisted that he acted alone. The FBI also said it searched Mr Reid's e-mail accounts and found one in which he described a duty to "remove the oppressive American forces from the Muslim land". His trial was due to have started in November.

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