UK: Al-Qaeda terror director given life in prison

Posted by Robert on December 19, 2008 10:36 AM

[1] rangziebhabib.jpg
"Paradise is yours!" -- but first, British prison

Cut! Print! "Terror director Briton given life," from the [2] BBC, December 19 (thanks to all who sent this in):

A British man who became the first al-Qaeda suspect convicted in the UK of directing terrorism has been sentenced to life in jail.

Rangzieb Ahmed, 33, was found guilty of the offence on Thursday following a trial at Manchester Crown Court.

The judge described him as an "extremely dangerous man".

Ahmed was also found guilty of being a member of terror group al-Qaeda, along with Habib Ahmed, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.

Habib, 29, was given nine years for being a member of the terror group and an additional year for possessing a document for terror-related purposes. [...]

A member of the public gallery shouted, "Jannah (paradise) is yours" as Habib was led to the cells, while another said, "He is innocent"....


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2008/12/uk-al-qaeda-terror-director-given-life-in-prison.html

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[2] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7791602.stm