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| A Pakistani woman suspected of links with al-Qaeda has been extradited to the US from Afghanistan to face charges of trying to kill American agents. | A Pakistani woman suspected of links with al-Qaeda has been extradited to the US from Afghanistan to face charges of trying to kill American agents. |
| Aafia Siddiqui, 36, a former US resident, was arrested on 17 July in Afghanistan's Ghazni province. | |
| When US military officials went to pick Mrs Siddiqui up from the detention centre, she fired two rounds at them. | When US military officials went to pick Mrs Siddiqui up from the detention centre, she fired two rounds at them. |
| While she did not hit anyone, she was shot in the chest by a US officer who returned fire. | While she did not hit anyone, she was shot in the chest by a US officer who returned fire. |
| A US attorney said Mrs Siddiqui, who is married with three children and is a former student of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is scheduled to appear at New York's Southern District court. | A US attorney said Mrs Siddiqui, who is married with three children and is a former student of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is scheduled to appear at New York's Southern District court. |
| At the time of her arrest, Mrs Siddiqui was carrying documents on how to make explosives and descriptions of various US landmarks, including in New York City, in her handbag, said Michael Garcia, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. | At the time of her arrest, Mrs Siddiqui was carrying documents on how to make explosives and descriptions of various US landmarks, including in New York City, in her handbag, said Michael Garcia, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. |
| Mrs Siddiqui is charged with assaulting US officers and employees and attempting to kill US officers and employees. | Mrs Siddiqui is charged with assaulting US officers and employees and attempting to kill US officers and employees. |
| If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on each charge, Garcia said. | If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on each charge, Garcia said. |
| Mrs Siddiqui's lawyer, Elaine Whitfield Sharp, called the charges "a tall story" and disputed claims by the US that her client had gone underground for several years before her capture. | Mrs Siddiqui's lawyer, Elaine Whitfield Sharp, called the charges "a tall story" and disputed claims by the US that her client had gone underground for several years before her capture. |
| Her family believes that Mrs Siddiqui was secretly held by US agents since her disappearance in Pakistan in 2003, before authorities finally brought charges to justify her detention. | Her family believes that Mrs Siddiqui was secretly held by US agents since her disappearance in Pakistan in 2003, before authorities finally brought charges to justify her detention. |
| "I believe she's become a terrible embarrassment to them, but she's not a terrorist," Ms Sharp was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. | "I believe she's become a terrible embarrassment to them, but she's not a terrorist," Ms Sharp was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. |
| "When the truth comes out, people will see she did nothing wrong." | "When the truth comes out, people will see she did nothing wrong." |