07 August 2004	Saturday	20 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425

LONDON, Aug 6: A British citizen facing extradition to the United States on terrorism charges was found in possession of detailed military plans about a US Navy battle group in the Gulf, a US lawyer told a London court on Friday.

"The documents went on to describe the battle group's vulnerability to a terrorist attack and provided specific examples of how the ships might be attacked," said Rosemary Fernandes.

She was reading out US allegations against Babar Ahmad, 30, from Tooting in south London, who was arrested on Thursday and is wanted for using US-based websites and email to raise money to support terrorist acts in Chechnya and Afghanistan.

Documents concerning the US naval battle group operating the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf in 2001, were found by British police in December 2003, Fernandes said.

She said the documents specifically noted that the battle group was tasked with the enforcement of sanctions against Iraq and was involved in operations against Al-Qaeda. They have been verified as genuine by US Navy personnel and contain information on the battle group's formation and its movements on a specific day, April 29, 2001, the lawyer said. -AFP