Information About Incident 58516-116451-294898 in Lodhran Pakistan

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Prosecutor Brian Altman told the jury that three British men, Irfan Naseer (31), Irfan Khalid (27) and Ashik Ali (27), planned to detonate rucksacks packed with explosives in a major suicide assault which could have been more devastating than coordinated attacks that killed more than 50 people in London on July 7, 2005, a court heard on October 23, reports The Indian Express.

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Prosecutor Brian Altman told the jury that three British men, Irfan Naseer (31), Irfan Khalid (27) and Ashik Ali (27), planned to detonate rucksacks packed with explosives in a major suicide assault which could have been more devastating than coordinated attacks that killed more than 50 people in London on July 7, 2005, a court heard on October 23, reports The Indian Express. The trio were among several arrested by Counter-Terrorism Police in the city of Birmingham in central England.

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58516-116451-294898 10/23/2012 Pakistan Three British suspects undergoing trial for planning a major attack in England had travelled to Pakistan for terrorist training, reveals prosecutor Brian Altman

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