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                       Musharraf Treason Trial Postponed

   The first hearing in the treason trial for former Pakistani leader
   General Pervez Musharraf has been delayed because of a bomb scare.
   Officials in Islamabad Tuesday said the proceedings were postponed
   after explosives were found near the road Mr. Musharraf would have
   taken to court.
   Police said they found five kilograms of explosive material and
   detonators, plus two pistols, near Mr. Musharraf`s residence in
   Islamabad.
   The judge set January first as Mr. Musharraf`s next court date.
   The treason case relates to Mr. Musharraf`s 2007 decision to suspend
   the constituion and impose emegency rule. If convicted, he could face
   the death penalty or life in prison.
   Mr. Musharraf faces several other criminal cases dating to his
   1999-2008 rule, including one related to the assassination of former
   prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007. He had been granted bail in all
   cases against him since his return to Pakistan earlier this year.
   Mr. Musharraf will be the first military ruler tried for treason in the
   country, which has experienced three military coups in its 66-year
   history.
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