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Hung jury causes second mistrial in Sears Tower terror case

MIAMI -- A federal judge in Miami has declared another mistrial for six men accused of plotting to spark an anti-government war by toppling Chicago's Sears Tower and bombing FBI offices.

U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard ordered a mistrial when jurors reported that they were hopelessly deadlocked in the case of the so-called "Liberty City Seven." The first trial ended in a mistrial in December because of a hung jury for the same six defendants and the acquittal of a seventh.

It's unclear what the prosecution's next step will be.