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Wednesday, October 13, 2004
 
How Do You Say "Oops" in Arabic?

The trial of Afghan warlord Faryadi Sarwar Zardad ran into an immediate snag:

Television screens in the Old Bailey court clearly showed the first witness taking the oath on the Koran through an interpreter in Kabul, but when he started his evidence the interpretation became impossible to understand.

The case was adjourned while a second interpreter was called to the Old Bailey.

|posted by Jim on 12:47 AM| Link
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