Bin Laden son-in-law lawyers may seek to move trial out of NYC


NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden said on Monday that he may try to move his client's trial out of New York, saying he was concerned about having the proceedings in the city that saw the greatest destruction from the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Suleiman Abu Ghaith's attorneys said at a federal court hearing in Manhattan that they are considering a request for change of venue.

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