London: A British national, who was
convicted for his role in the conspiracy to blow up several
trans-atlantic airlines in 2006, was today sentenced to life
imprisonment.
Adam Khatib, 23, who was part of a terror cell run from
Pakistan, was convicted of conspiring to murder civilians in a
"deadly terrorist attack".
The cell was led by Abdullah Ahmed Ali, convicted of
plotting to blow up transatlantic passenger airliners.
Woolwich Crown Court told him that he would spend at
least 18 years in jail before his case could be considered for
a lighter sentence.
Khatib had conducted research into the chemicals to
be used in the detonator of the bombs and his fingerprints
were found in a flat the men were using as a bomb factory.
He had travelled with Ali to Pakistan where they
reportedly met militants linked to al-Qaeda.
Another convict, Nabeel Hussain, 25, was sentenced to
eight years for engaging in acts preparatory to terrorism.
He had tried to raise fraudulent bank loans to fund
Ali's plot.
A third defendant, Mohamed Shamin Uddin, 39, was
sentenced to 15 months for possessing a CD likely to be useful
to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. This
contained a video appeal by the British hostage Ken Bigley and
various online terrorist manuals.
He was also sentenced to five years and nine months
for possession of a firearm to which he earlier pleaded
guilty.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 21:46