Pakistani man sentenced in U.S. to 40 years prison for al Qaeda plot


  • World
  • Wednesday, 25 Nov 2015

Abid Naseer, 26, is seen in a courtroom sketch as he pleads not guilty to terrorism charges in his first U.S. court appearance in New York in January 7, 2013. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pakistani man was sentenced by a U.S. judge to 40 years in prison on Tuesday for plotting to bomb a shopping centre in England, as part of an al Qaeda plan to carry out attacks in Europe and the United States.

Abid Naseer, 29, had faced up to life in prison following his conviction by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, in March on charges including that he provided material support to the Islamic militant group.

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