U.S. settles suit with Muslims in post-9/11 abuse

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U.S. settles suit with Muslims in post-9/11 abuse

Posted by Publius Alter on Nov 3rd, 2009 and filed under Top Stories. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government will pay $1.26 million to five Muslim men detained for months without charges after the September 11 attacks who sued for unlawful imprisonment and abuse, their lawyers said on Tuesday.

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U.S. settles suit with Muslims in post-9/11 abuse

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