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Judge blasts repeated delays in jailed man's terrorism trial

A federal judge says she's unhappy that a suburban Chicago terrorism suspect is still in jail awaiting trial nearly four years after his arrest in an FBI sting.

Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman says the delays in AdelDaoud's case are "not justice" and that she fears the 21-year-old's trial may not happen until next year.

The latest obstacle is Daoud's delayed transfer to a prison hospital for fresh mental examinations because the facility is full. Coleman ordered the tests in January after Daoud spoke in court about a Freemasons' conspiracy against him. 

Daoud was arrested in 2012 after placing an inert bomb outside a Chicago bar.   Defense attorney Thomas Durkin says the government sting targeted someone "who wasn't stable" and that "now he's destabilized" further.

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