Here are two sentences:

A federal appeals court yesterday reinstated perjury charges against a San Diego student accused of lying about his association with 9 / 11 hijackers .

A U.S. appeals court in New York reinstated perjury charges against a Grossmont College student accused of lying about his knowledge of two of the Sept . 11 hijackers .
Choose your answer: are the two sentences saying the same thing?
Options: a). no. b). yes.
b).