Emotional Suspect Denies Role in 9/11
From Times Wire Reports
A suspect who said he was simply a martial arts and physical education instructor burst into tears in court as he denied belonging to a terrorist cell that allegedly helped plot the Sept. 11 attacks.
Abdulla Khayata Katan, 29, also said that Spain’s top counter-terrorism judge browbeat him into making false statements about fellow defendants.
In hours of taped testimony played in court, Katan did not complain or sound like he was speaking under duress. But he interrupted the playback repeatedly.
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