Belgium frees 14 in alleged plot to free al-Qaida prisoner

Sunday, December 23, 2007

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- A judge released 14 suspected Islamic extremists Saturday for lack of evidence of their involvement in a plot to break free an al-Qaida prisoner convicted of planning an attack on U.S. air base personnel.

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