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| Abid Naseer New York trial shown Bin Laden documents | Abid Naseer New York trial shown Bin Laden documents |
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| The trial of a Pakistani man accused of plotting bomb attacks in the US and the UK has seen documents seized during the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound. | The trial of a Pakistani man accused of plotting bomb attacks in the US and the UK has seen documents seized during the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound. |
| The documents referred to planned attacks in Britain, Europe and Russia, a US court heard. | |
| Abid Naseer, 28, stands accused of orchestrating an al-Qaeda conspiracy to attack Manchester and New York. | Abid Naseer, 28, stands accused of orchestrating an al-Qaeda conspiracy to attack Manchester and New York. |
| He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and denied he was involved in any violent extremism. | He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and denied he was involved in any violent extremism. |
| The documents presented to the New York jury included a letter to Osama Bin Laden outlining planned attacks. | The documents presented to the New York jury included a letter to Osama Bin Laden outlining planned attacks. |
| Taken during a US Navy Seal raid on the al-Qaeda chief's Pakistan home in 2011, the papers made no mention of Manchester specifically and did not mention the defendant's name. | Taken during a US Navy Seal raid on the al-Qaeda chief's Pakistan home in 2011, the papers made no mention of Manchester specifically and did not mention the defendant's name. |
| In the letter to Bin Laden, the author says "brothers" had been dispatched to Britain, Russia and Europe but that some had been arrested. | In the letter to Bin Laden, the author says "brothers" had been dispatched to Britain, Russia and Europe but that some had been arrested. |
| "The winds blew against what the ships desire," it noted. | "The winds blew against what the ships desire," it noted. |
| Mr Naseer was extradited to the US from the UK in 2013. | Mr Naseer was extradited to the US from the UK in 2013. |
| New York prosecutors say he was part of a large al-Qaeda conspiracy to bomb a Manchester shopping centre and the New York subway system. | New York prosecutors say he was part of a large al-Qaeda conspiracy to bomb a Manchester shopping centre and the New York subway system. |
| The defendant, who is representing himself, denies all charges. | The defendant, who is representing himself, denies all charges. |
| MI5 sting operation | MI5 sting operation |
| On Tuesday, the courtroom heard evidence from British security service agents who were dressed in wigs and make-up to protect their identity. | On Tuesday, the courtroom heard evidence from British security service agents who were dressed in wigs and make-up to protect their identity. |
| The MI5 agents tracked Mr Naseer in 2009 as he visited a Manchester shopping centre, the court heard. | The MI5 agents tracked Mr Naseer in 2009 as he visited a Manchester shopping centre, the court heard. |
| Mr Naseer was later arrested in the UK on suspicion of plotting an attack. No explosives were found but he and others were ordered to leave the country. | Mr Naseer was later arrested in the UK on suspicion of plotting an attack. No explosives were found but he and others were ordered to leave the country. |
| After avoiding deportation to Pakistan on human rights grounds, he was rearrested in the UK in 2010 and eventually extradited to the US. | After avoiding deportation to Pakistan on human rights grounds, he was rearrested in the UK in 2010 and eventually extradited to the US. |
| Mr Naseer faces life in prison if convicted of the charges against him. | Mr Naseer faces life in prison if convicted of the charges against him. |