Supporters of alleged terrorist fill federal courtroom

adamg — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:26:01 +0000

J.M. Lawrence reports on a hearing in US District Court yesterday for Tarek Mehanna, a Sudbury man charged with terrorism:

... There were so many supporters for Mehanna, who is accused of providing material support to a terrorist organization, that an overflow courtroom was created where they could view the brief proceedings on closed circuit television.

Several young boys, who waved at Mehanna as he entered the courtroom, wore hand-me-down suits a few sizes too big for them. One woman wore a headscarf with another scarf covering her lower face as she tried to soothe a fussy infant. ...