New York: A US-trained Pakistani scientist accused of shooting at US authorities trying to interview her in Afghanistan yelled "I`m going to kill all you Americans" during the confrontation, a witness testified on Wednesday.
The witness spoke after Aafia Siddiqui returned to court, promising to behave herself a day after getting kicked out of her own trial after calling another witness a liar.
Siddiqui told Judge Richard Berman she would be quiet on even though she might disagree with testimony. The judge told her he wanted no more outbursts.
The 37-year-old Siddiqui, a frail-looking neuroscience specialist who trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brandeis University, was charged with attempted murder after her arrest in Afghanistan in July 2008. Authorities say she was caught carrying notes on bomb-making and a list of New York landmarks.
Prosecutors allege Siddiqui, while detained in a dingy room full of Afghan and US personnel, grabbed an unattended rifle and shot at the others before a soldier returned fire. Besides the defendant, who suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach, no one was seriously injured.
She has vehemently denied any wrongdoing and is not facing terrorism charges.
FBI agent John Jefferson testified on Wednesday that when the 2008 fracas erupted, he heard Siddiqui yelling, "I`m going to kill all you Americans." He said he was surprised it was in "perfect English”.
PTI
