9/11 was originally supposed to have included attacks on England, India, and Australia - Times Online
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"London 9/11 plotter jailed
From Raekha Prasad in Delhi
AN INDIAN man was jailed in Bombay yesterday for plotting to fly passenger jets into the House of Commons and Tower Bridge in London on September 11, 2001.
Mohammed Afroze was sentenced to seven years after he admitted that he had a role in an al-Qaeda plot to attack London, the Rialto Towers building in Melbourne and the Indian Parliament.
His lawyer has claimed, however, that the confession was “forcefully taken” and that Afroze was tortured by Indian police.
Afroze admitted that he and seven al-Qaeda operatives planned to hijack aircraft at Heathrow and fly them into the two London landmarks. The suicide squad included men from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Afroze said. They booked seats on two Manchester-bound flights, but fled just before they were due to board.
Afroze returned to India in October 2001. He was arrested in Bombay and charged with “committing depredation on territories at peace with India”."
"London 9/11 plotter jailed
From Raekha Prasad in Delhi
AN INDIAN man was jailed in Bombay yesterday for plotting to fly passenger jets into the House of Commons and Tower Bridge in London on September 11, 2001.
Mohammed Afroze was sentenced to seven years after he admitted that he had a role in an al-Qaeda plot to attack London, the Rialto Towers building in Melbourne and the Indian Parliament.
His lawyer has claimed, however, that the confession was “forcefully taken” and that Afroze was tortured by Indian police.
Afroze admitted that he and seven al-Qaeda operatives planned to hijack aircraft at Heathrow and fly them into the two London landmarks. The suicide squad included men from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Afroze said. They booked seats on two Manchester-bound flights, but fled just before they were due to board.
Afroze returned to India in October 2001. He was arrested in Bombay and charged with “committing depredation on territories at peace with India”."
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