Al Qaeda Attack Plot In Europe And The U.S. Revealed In A London Courtroom

An armed police officer stands on duty in Downing Street, in Westminster, central London, September 29, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Andrew Winning

UK-Based Man In Worldwide Al Qaeda Attack Plot -- Reuters

(Reuters) - A Pakistani man planned to bomb Manchester city centre as part of a wider al Qaeda plot to carry out attacks in Britain, the United States and Norway, a London court was told on Wednesday.

Abid Naseer, who was arrested in a British anti-terrorism operation last year but never charged, faces extradition to the United States on allegations he provided material support to al Qaeda and conspiring to use a destructive device.

London's City of Westminster Court, which is overseeing his extradition case, was told Naseer, 24, was suspected of being part of a cell plotting an attack in Manchester, possibly on its main shopping centre.

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More News On Al Qaeda's Christmas Plots

Iraq: Al Qaeda Planning Holiday Attacks in West -- CBS News/AP
US: UK suspect part of international terror plot -- Washington Post
Al-Qaida planned to bomb Manchester, court hears -- The Guardian
Terror suspect Abid Naseer wanted by US authorities -- BBC
'Al-Qa'ida man plotted Manchester bombing' -- The Independent
New York subway plot was five days from success -- The Telegraph

My Comment: One more terror plot stopped. Makes me wonder on when our luck will run out.

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