Information About Incident 37420-71202-170122 in Okara Pakistan

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The Ottawa software developer of Pakistani descent had been found to have knowingly participated and knowingly facilitated a terrorist group's plan to attack a popular London nightclub, a shopping mall and a gas network.

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29-year old Mohammed Momin Khawaja, the first Canadian tried and found guilty under Canada s anti-terrorism law, was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison on March 12 for his role in a foiled plot against British targets, Dawn reported. The Ottawa software developer of Pakistani descent had been found to have knowingly participated and knowingly facilitated a terrorist group s plan to attack a popular London nightclub, a shopping mall and a gas network. However, he may not have known the specific details of the plot itself, Justice Douglas Rutherford said in his 52-page decision in October 2008. At sentencing, the judge noted Khawaja showed no remorse throughout the trial and had chosen not to speak at his pre-sentencing hearing, while his family seemed oblivious to his actions, said public broadcaster CBC.

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37420-71202-170122 3/13/2009 Pakistan Man of Pakistani descent sentenced to 10.5 years in prison in Canada on terrorism charges

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