Three suspects in a conspiracy to blow up a Kenyan tourist hotel and shoot down an Israeli airliner went on trial Wednesday. Witnesses are expected to testify that Said Saggar Ahmed, Salmin Mohammed Khamis and Kubwa Mohammad Seif took part in the Nov. 28, 2002, bombing of a Kenyan hotel that killed 15 people, including three Israelis, and a simultaneous attempt to shoot down an Israeli airliner.
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