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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A federal judge has delayed the trial of an Uzbek national arrested in May on terrorism-related charges after prosecutors said the case was too complex to argue it in court this month.
Fazliddin Kurbanov, a refugee living in Boise who has pleaded not guilty to all charges, now faces a trail set to start July 1, 2014.
He's defending himself against allegations including that he helped teach people to build bombs to target public transportation.
The 30-year-old's case had been due to go to trial on July 2.
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Federal authorities in Idaho said they have arrested an Uzbekistan national accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helping scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction.U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge granted the extension after U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson's office sought the continuation.
Charles Peterson, Kurbanov's lawyer in Boise, has indicated he has no objection to a delay.
The next hearing in the case is in late August.
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