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Germany Charges 13 U.S. Operatives in CIA Kidnapping

HeadlineJan 31, 2007

In Germany, prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 13 CIA operatives linked to the kidnapping and torture of the German citizen Khalid El-Masri. Masri was seized along the Serbian-Macedonian border and flown to Afghanistan, where he was tortured inside a secret prison. He was released without charge after five months. Masri tried to sue the CIA in federal court, but his case was dismissed on grounds a trial could harm national security. The news comes as an Italian court is considering whether to try two dozen U.S. agents over the kidnapping of the Egyptian cleric Abu Omar.

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