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Oct 2, 2007 12:33 am US/Eastern

Liberty City 7 Terrorism Trial Set To Begin

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MIAMI (CBS4) ― Opening statements are scheduled Tuesday in the trial of seven Miami men charged with plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and government buildings in hopes of starting a war with the United States.

The seven defendants are all from Miami's Liberty City neighborhood. They face up to 70 years in prison if convicted of conspiring to levy war against the United States and provide material support to al Qaeda. They were charged after a lengthy investigation in which an FBI informant posed as an al Qaeda emissary sent to help with their alleged plans.

Led by a construction worker named Narseal Batiste, authorities say the seven were all videotaped taking an oath of allegiance to al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.

Testimony is expected to last two months or more.

(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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