Arizona massacre suspect in court

The man accused of attempting to assassinate US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in a gun rampage that killed six people will appear in an Arizona court today.

Investigators carried out a search warrant at 22-year-old Jared Loughner’s Tucson home and seized an envelope from a safe with messages including “I planned ahead”, “My assassination” and the name “Giffords” next to what appears to be the man’s signature.