Competency Tests Ordered in Mall Plot
From Times Wire Reports
A man charged with plotting to blow up a shopping mall banged his face on a table and smiled vacantly as a federal magistrate in Columbus ordered tests to determine whether he was competent to stand trial.
Authorities have accused Nuradin Abdi, 32, of plotting an attack with admitted Al Qaeda member Iyman Faris, who is now imprisoned for plans to sabotage the Brooklyn Bridge. Hundreds of Abdi’s supporters gathered to proclaim his innocence at the courthouse.
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