US major recalls how grenade rolled into tent

A MILITARY hearing opened yesterday for a soldier accused of a deadly grenade attack on his fellow Americans in Kuwait, with a major testifying that he was wounded by a gunshot after a grenade was rolled into his tent.

Sgt. Hasan K. Akbar, of the 101st Airborne Division’s 326th Engineer Battalion, is charged with killing two officers and injuring 14 others in the March 23 attack.

The purpose of the Article 32 hearing, similar to a civilian grand jury proceeding, is to determine whether Akbar should be court-martialed. He could face the death penalty if convicted on two counts of premeditated murder and three counts of attempted murder.