OTTAWA, Oct 29: Mohammed Momin Khawaja, the first Canadian tried under the country’s anti-terrorism law, was found guilty on Wednesday of five of seven charges, including participating in a foiled plot against several British targets.

The Ottawa software developer of Pakistani descent was found to have “knowingly participated” and “knowingly facilitated” a plan to attack a popular London nightclub, a shopping mall and a gas network. He was arrested in March 2004 and was accused of developing bomb detonators, possession of explosives, financing terrorism, and training as a terrorist.—AFP

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