Bomber seeks release pending deportation ADVERTISING Bomber seeks release pending deportation BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A government lawyer says the United States is ramping up efforts to deport a Jordanian-born Palestinian who’s been in immigration custody since finishing a prison
Bomber seeks release pending deportation
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A government lawyer says the United States is ramping up efforts to deport a Jordanian-born Palestinian who’s been in immigration custody since finishing a prison sentence for putting a bomb on a plane in 1982.
Justice Department lawyer Christopher Dempsey told a federal judge Tuesday in Buffalo that authorities have “a concrete plan” for Mohammed Rashed, who’s been detained more than three years since the end of his prison term, most recently outside Buffalo.
Rashed pleaded guilty in 2002 to setting off a bomb on Hawaii-bound Pan Am Flight 830 after it took off from Tokyo. The plea agreement included a United States commitment to work to deport Rashed after prison, but efforts stalled.
Swing atop trail to be taken down
HONOLULU (AP) — A swing that hangs thousands of feet atop a forbidden mountain trail on Oahu was removed Tuesday.
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply announced Monday the swing on the Haiku Stairs, or Stairway to Heaven, would be removed.
It remains unclear who created the swing, and similar swings have shown up on various Oahu trails. The Haiku Stairs was closed to the public in 1987.
Archbishop says he’s a victim
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Catholic archbishop of Guam insists he’s a victim of a campaign to oust him and says he welcomes the appointment of a Vatican administrator to take over an investigation into allegations the archbishop sexually abused young boys decades ago.
In a video shot in St. Peter’s Square, Archbishop Anthony Apuron addressed his flock, insisting he remained their archbishop and was a “victim of these horrible calumnies.”
A church deacon accused Apuron of keeping the archdiocese’s sex abuse policy weak to protect himself. Apuron accused the deacon, Stephen Martinez, of being part of a conspiracy to oust him.
On Tuesday, the archdiocese posted on its website a decree Apuron signed on the eve of his demotion declaring an association of Catholics who have been critical of his leadership “prohibited.” The decree says the faithful should refrain from associating with it.
