Hearing planned on Kuwait grenade attack

Saturday, June 14, 2003 · Last updated 1:14 p.m. PT

Hearing planned on Kuwait grenade attack

By KIMBERLY HEFLING
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- A deadly grenade attack on troops sleeping in their tents in Kuwait is all the more jarring for survivors and relatives because of the man accused: a fellow U.S. soldier.

An Article 32 hearing, similar to a civilian grand jury, begins Monday for Sgt. Hasan K. Akbar, who is charged with killing two officers and injuring 14 others in the March 23 attack.