FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The brother-in-law of a September 11, 2001, aircraft hijacker pleaded guilty in a U.S. military court on Thursday to plotting with al Qaeda to blow up oil tankers in the Middle East.
The guilty plea by Ahmed al Darbi, a 39-year-old Saudi, marks a victory for U.S. military prosecutors who have battled legal troubles surrounding the tribunal system at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba.
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