Photos: Tight security for Ressam hearing

Photos: Tight security for Ressam hearing

A convoy of police vehicles ferrying convicted terrorist Ahmed Ressam leaves the Federal Courthouse on streets cleared for them Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, Seattle.

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Story Published: Dec 3, 2008 at 4:20 PM PST

Story Updated: Dec 3, 2008 at 4:20 PM PST

By KOMO Staff

SEATTLE -- Federal and local law enforcement officers blocked off streets and kept watch from rooftops Wednesday as a judge re-imposed a 22-year sentence for Ahmed Ressam.

A police motorcade brought Ressam to and from the federal courthouse in Downtown Seattle, and explosives-sniffing dogs checked out vehicles in the area.









































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