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| US charges two over 'terror plot' | US charges two over 'terror plot' |
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| Two men in the US city of Chicago have been charged with planning attacks on foreign targets, the US justice department has said. | Two men in the US city of Chicago have been charged with planning attacks on foreign targets, the US justice department has said. |
| David Coleman Headley, 49, and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 48, were both arrested earlier this month. | David Coleman Headley, 49, and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 48, were both arrested earlier this month. |
| Among their alleged targets was a Danish newspaper that printed a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in 2005, sparking angry protests from Muslims. | |
| Prosecutors say Mr Headley travelled to Denmark twice to plan an attack. | |
| The justice department said it had uncovered "a serious plot against overseas targets". | |
| Mr Headley, who changed his name from Daood Gilani in 2006, was arrested on 3 October as he was about to travel to Pakistan. | Mr Headley, who changed his name from Daood Gilani in 2006, was arrested on 3 October as he was about to travel to Pakistan. |
| He has been charged with "conspiracy to commit terrorist acts involving murder and maiming" outside the US and also with conspiracy to provide material support for the attack. | He has been charged with "conspiracy to commit terrorist acts involving murder and maiming" outside the US and also with conspiracy to provide material support for the attack. |
| Prosecutors allege he visited the Copenhagen and Arhus offices of the Jyllands-Posten newspaper, which printed the cartoons, for surveillance purposes. | |
| The charge sheet alleges he also travelled to Pakistan to meet members of the Islamic militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. | |
| Mr Rana, who officials say is a native of Pakistan and citizen of Canada, was arrested at his home on 18 October. He is alleged to have helped Mr Headley plan and finance the attacks. | Mr Rana, who officials say is a native of Pakistan and citizen of Canada, was arrested at his home on 18 October. He is alleged to have helped Mr Headley plan and finance the attacks. |
| The men both live in the Chicago area. |