US woman on trial over rebels

Washington - The parents of a US woman accused of collaborating with leftist rebels in Peru repeated her claims of innocence …

Washington - The parents of a US woman accused of collaborating with leftist rebels in Peru repeated her claims of innocence yesterday hours before a court was due to issue a verdict and sentence. The 31-year-old Ms Lori Berenson, arrested in 1995, is accused of collaborating with the Tupac Amaru guerrillas and if convicted faces 20 years in prison.

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