Star Wars protesters' trial due to start

The trial of the Greenpeace ‘‘Star Wars 17’’ was beginning later today in Los Angeles.

Tue, 08 Jan, 2002 - 11:38

The trial of the Greenpeace ‘‘Star Wars 17’’ was beginning later today in Los Angeles.

Fifteen Greenpeace activists and two freelance journalists are facing up to six years in jail for a protest against the Star Wars missile programme at Vandenberg Air Force base in California last July.

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