Briton pleads not guilty to US terrorism charges
NEWARK: A British businessman pleaded not guilty on Friday to US government charges he tried to sell missiles to shoot down American airliners and plotted to procure a “dirty bomb.”
A US District Court judge in Newark remanded Hemant Lakhani, 69, in custody and scheduled pretrial oral arguments for April 26 in the case that stemmed from an FBI sting and his arrest in August at a hotel near Newark International Airport. A trial date has not been scheduled. Lakhani was initially charged with trying to sell a shoulder-fired missile imported from Russia to an FBI informant. Last month, prosecutors added charges he offered to procure anti-aircraft guns, tanks, armored personnel carriers, radar systems and a “dirty bomb.” Prosecutors have not provided details of the “dirty bomb” charge, but the term is usually used to describe a device designed to spread radioactive or chemical agents. —Reuters
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