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DETROIT - The trial of a young African accused of trying to bring down an airliner with a bomb in his underwear carries high stakes. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab s failed attack was the first act of terrorism in the U.S. during the Obama administration, and it could have implications in the debate over whether terrorism suspects should be tried in civilian or military courts.The case, which starts Tuesday with jury selection, also revealed the rise of a dangerous al Qaeda affiliate stanley cup usa and the growing influence of a radical Islamic cleric who was killed by a CIA-U.S. military strike only last week.Abdulmutallab, a well-educated Nig stanley uk erian from an upper-class family who has pleaded not guilty, was directed by American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and said he wanted to become a martyr on Christmas 2009, when he boarded Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines Flight 253 in Amsterdam, according to the government. Judge: Abdulmutallab s words are fair gameAgent defends no Miranda for A stanley mug bdulmutallabComplete coverage: Christmas Day terror attackProsecutors have Abdulmutallab s hospital-bed confession, dozens of witnesses, remnants of the explosive and an al Qaeda video featuring the 24-year-old explaining his suicide mission. A conviction on multiple charges could bolster the argument that suspected terrorists should be prosecuted through civilian courts, not military proceedings. Full-throated bipartisan opposition forced the Obama administration to canc Dslv Midshipman testifies in Naval Academy sexual assault case
St. Petersburg Police say numerous tips helped th adidas samba em catch the man who attacked a USF student partying on St. Patrick s Day.Officers say at 2:10 a.m. on Saturday, March 18 a man punched 26-year-old Brian Neal in the face in front of Detroit Liquors at the corner of Central Avenue and 2nd Street.Neal immediately fell backward and struck his head on the pavement. He suffered very serious injuries that required treatment at a local hospital. At one point, Neal was list yeezy 350 ed in critical condition at the hospital.Earlier this week, Police released the following video showing the suspect walking with two other men along Central Avenue.Police received numerous tips via Facebook and TIP411 that helped detectives identify 23-year-old Zachary Allen of Largo as the man who punched Neal.Officers brought Allen to Police Headquarters on Thursday for questioning and then took him to the Pinellas County Jail. He is charged with aggravated battery with great adidas campus beige bodily harm.Allen was released from jail Thursday night after posting $10,000 bond.