U.S. indicts Dutch suspect in Iraq plot

"WASHINGTON - A Dutch citizen was indicted by a U.S. grand jury on charges of conspiring to kill Americans in Iraq, the Justice Department said Friday.

Iraqi-born Wasem al Delaema, 32, is accused of plotting attacks against U.S. troops near Fallujah in October 2003. He is the first person charged in this country with terrorist activities in Iraq.

Al Delaema was arrested in May during a raid on his home in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. A Dutch court will decide whether to extradite al Delaema to the United States based on the six-count indictment returned by a grand jury in Washington.

He faces life in prison if convicted of the charges.

Al Delaema's Dutch attorney, Victor Koppe, has denied his client was involved with any attacks."
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