Thursday, May 24, 2012

Closing arguments set in Fort Hood suspect's trial

FILE - This June 14, 2011, file photo shows Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo in Nashville, Tenn. Abdo, a Muslim soldier who was AWOL from Fort Campbell, Ky., is accused of planning to bomb a Killeen restaurant filled with Fort Hood soldiers and shoot any survivors last summer. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, the most serious of the six charges on which he's being tried at his federal trial in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - This June 14, 2011, file photo shows Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo in Nashville, Tenn. Abdo, a Muslim soldier who was AWOL from Fort Campbell, Ky., is accused of planning to bomb a Killeen restaurant filled with Fort Hood soldiers and shoot any survivors last summer. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, the most serious of the six charges on which he's being tried at his federal trial in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo, File)

(AP) ? Attorneys will make their closing arguments in the trial of an Army private accused of plotting to bomb a restaurant filled with troops near Fort Hood in Texas.

Federal prosecutors rested their case against Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo on Thursday after showing jurors video of the detonation of a bomb made by an FBI expert. Agent Richard Stryker says he used most of the same materials found in Abdo's backpack and motel room when he was detained at a Fort Hood-area motel in July.

Defense attorneys rested after calling three witnesses. Abdo, who was AWOL from Fort Campbell, Ky., when arrested, did not testify.

The 22-year-old Muslim soldier faces up to life in prison if convicted of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and other charges.

Associated Press

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