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A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to checking targets for the 2008 Mumbai attacks will be sentenced on 17 January, a judge has ruled. | A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to checking targets for the 2008 Mumbai attacks will be sentenced on 17 January, a judge has ruled. |
David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani-American, entered a guilty plea on 12 counts in a Chicago court in 2010. | David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani-American, entered a guilty plea on 12 counts in a Chicago court in 2010. |
Headley initially denied the charges but changed his plea to avoid the death penalty or extradition to India, Pakistan or Denmark. | Headley initially denied the charges but changed his plea to avoid the death penalty or extradition to India, Pakistan or Denmark. |
The attacks in Mumbai claimed 166 lives. Nine gunmen were also killed. | The attacks in Mumbai claimed 166 lives. Nine gunmen were also killed. |
Headley faces a life in prison with no chance of parole, reports say. | Headley faces a life in prison with no chance of parole, reports say. |
The sentencing of a former friend of Headley, Tahawwur Rana, who was convicted of aiding Pakistan-based Islamic militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba blamed for the Mumbai attacks, has been scheduled for 15 January. | The sentencing of a former friend of Headley, Tahawwur Rana, who was convicted of aiding Pakistan-based Islamic militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba blamed for the Mumbai attacks, has been scheduled for 15 January. |
Born in Pakistan, Headley, 52, is now a US citizen and worked as a businessman in Chicago. | Born in Pakistan, Headley, 52, is now a US citizen and worked as a businessman in Chicago. |
He made several surveillance trips to India and Denmark and, according to court documents, passed on information to his contacts within the Lashkar-e-Taiba. | He made several surveillance trips to India and Denmark and, according to court documents, passed on information to his contacts within the Lashkar-e-Taiba. |
Headley was arrested by FBI agents in Chicago in October while trying to board a plane for Philadelphia. | Headley was arrested by FBI agents in Chicago in October while trying to board a plane for Philadelphia. |
He is alleged to have told prosecutors that he had been working with Lashkar-e-Taiba since 2002. | He is alleged to have told prosecutors that he had been working with Lashkar-e-Taiba since 2002. |
He was first charged with plotting to attack the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten after they angered Muslims by publishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. | He was first charged with plotting to attack the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten after they angered Muslims by publishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. |
The 60-hour siege of Mumbai began on 26 November 2008 and the attacks targeted a railway station, luxury hotels and a Jewish cultural centre | The 60-hour siege of Mumbai began on 26 November 2008 and the attacks targeted a railway station, luxury hotels and a Jewish cultural centre |
Last week, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the sole surviving gunman in the attacks, was hanged in a prison in western India after India's president rejected his clemency plea. | Last week, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the sole surviving gunman in the attacks, was hanged in a prison in western India after India's president rejected his clemency plea. |