Soldier pleads not guilty

MARJ AL-HAMAM - A Jordanian soldier charged with premeditated murder of seven Israeli schoolgirls in March pleaded not guilty…

MARJ AL-HAMAM - A Jordanian soldier charged with premeditated murder of seven Israeli schoolgirls in March pleaded not guilty at the opening session of his military trial yesterday.

Ahmed al-Daqamsa, stood in a black cage as four charges including premeditated murder and military disobedience were read out in the courtroom at a military base near Amman.

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