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| Terror suspect Abid Naseer sought by US authorities | Terror suspect Abid Naseer sought by US authorities |
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| A terror suspect living in Manchester was part of an al-Qaeda plot to launch co-ordinated international bombings, US Justice Department lawyers have said. | A terror suspect living in Manchester was part of an al-Qaeda plot to launch co-ordinated international bombings, US Justice Department lawyers have said. |
| The lawyers are seeking to extradite Abid Naseer to the US to stand trial over alleged plots to plant bombs in Manchester, New York and in Norway. | The lawyers are seeking to extradite Abid Naseer to the US to stand trial over alleged plots to plant bombs in Manchester, New York and in Norway. |
| David Perry QC told Westminster Magistrates' Court Mr Naseer sought to "attack Western interests". | David Perry QC told Westminster Magistrates' Court Mr Naseer sought to "attack Western interests". |
| Mr Naseer, 24, who is originally from Pakistan, denies the charges. | Mr Naseer, 24, who is originally from Pakistan, denies the charges. |
| He was arrested in April 2009 as part of a group of 10 Pakistanis suspected of plotting a terror attack in the UK but nobody was charged. | He was arrested in April 2009 as part of a group of 10 Pakistanis suspected of plotting a terror attack in the UK but nobody was charged. |
| Following his arrest, the Home 0ffice failed in a bid to deport Mr Naseer to Pakistan because of fears he would be tortured. | Following his arrest, the Home 0ffice failed in a bid to deport Mr Naseer to Pakistan because of fears he would be tortured. |
| US authorities now want him to face trial for the role they claim he played in the alleged conspiracy to blow up targets in three countries. | US authorities now want him to face trial for the role they claim he played in the alleged conspiracy to blow up targets in three countries. |
| Mr Perry described the alleged plot as a "wide, international conspiracy conceived by al-Qaeda". | Mr Perry described the alleged plot as a "wide, international conspiracy conceived by al-Qaeda". |
| He told the court that Mr Naseer, who came to the UK on a student visa, was al-Qaeda's "point of contact" for the conspiracy in the UK. | He told the court that Mr Naseer, who came to the UK on a student visa, was al-Qaeda's "point of contact" for the conspiracy in the UK. |
| The court heard allegations that he carried out reconnaissance on targets in Manchester city centre which Mr Perry said were "most likely in the vicinity of St Ann's Square or the Arndale Shopping Centre". | |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |