Trial Begins for Terrorism Suspect

In this Dec. 2, 2009 file courtroom sketch, Tahawwur Hussain Rana appears before federal Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan in Chicago. Rana, 50, is accused in the 2008 Mumbai rampage that left more than 160 people dead and planning an attack that was never carried out on a Danish newspaper. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, including material support to terrorism. (AP Photo/Verna Sadock, File)

Opening arguments begin today in the trial of Tahawwur Rana, one of two local men accused of conspiring in the 2008 Mumbai terrorism attacks that killed 160 people, including a Chicagoan.

Rana is accused of working with David Headley in helping to plan the attack and a plot to bomb a Danish newspaper that was not actualized. Headley has pleaded guilty to his charges and is expected to testify against Rana. Rana's trial is gathering a wide audience as it's expected to shed light on Pakistani security intelligence, which some have long regarded with skepticism.