In what is being called a "bombshell" in Germany, a German judge today freed 9/11 terror suspect Abdelghani Mzoudi who had been jailed since October, 2002 on charges he was an accessory to 3,066 counts of murder in the 9/11 attacks. The ruling could cause the reversal of the conviction of another suspect who was sentenced to 15 years.

Judge Klaus Ruehle expressed doubt today that the defendant had knowledge of the attacks. "There is the serious possibility that Mzoudi, despite his involvement and his visit to Afghanistan, was deliberately excluded from planning for the attacks and did not consciously provide a supportive role," the judge said, according to Reuters.

By implication, the judge's decision also raised questions about the conviction of another man in the case, Mounir el-Motassadeq, who was sentenced this year to 15 years after being convicted of similar charges. After Judge Ruehle's action to free Mr. Mzoudi, Mr. Motassadeq's lawyers immediately filed papers seeking his release and renewed their appeal of his conviction.