WikiLeaks Suspect Considers Himself U.S. Citizen
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- The lawyer for an Army private suspected of giving classified material to WikiLeaks says his client considers himself a citizen of the United States, not the United Kingdom.
Attorney David Coombs posted the statement on his blog Wednesday night amid speculation about whether Pfc. Bradley Manning holds dual citizenship. Manning's mother is Welsh and he attended high school in the United Kingdom.
Coombs labeled his statement a clarification. It apparently supersedes his statement earlier Wednesday that Manning doesn't hold dual citizenship.
On Tuesday, the human-rights group Amnesty International had asked British authorities to press for less-restrictive pretrial confinement for Manning should it be established that he is British.
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