Man planned to bomb Manchester, court hears

A PAKISTANI man planned to bomb Manchester city centre as part of a wider al-Qaida plot to carry out attacks in Britain, the US and Norway, a London court was told yesterday.

Man planned to bomb Manchester, court hears

Abid Naseer, 24, who was arrested in a British anti-terrorism operation last year but never charged, faces extradition to the US on allegations that he provided material support to al-Qaida and conspired to use a destructive device.

London’s City of Westminster Court heard Naseer was suspected of being part of a cell plotting an attack in Manchester, possibly on its main shopping centre.

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