Soldier Competent to Be Tried in Grenade Attack
An Army sergeant charged with killing two officers in a grenade attack in Kuwait two years ago is competent to stand trial, a military judge ruled in Ft. Bragg.
Sgt. Hasan Akbar, 33, is scheduled to undergo a court-martial this month in a March 2003 attack on fellow members of the 101st Airborne Division. Akbar is accused of stealing grenades from a Humvee and using them in the attack.
The pretrial hearing was originally scheduled for Wednesday. But two hours before it was to begin, Akbar fought with one of his military guards and both needed medical attention, the Army said.
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