UK court jails ex-Taliban fighter
- Published: 10/09/2011 at 02:19 PM
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A British former Taliban fighter who sought to recruit Muslims to travel to Afghanistan and attack NATO soldiers was jailed for life on Friday by a court in England.
Police officers wearing protective suits are pictured in London 2006. A British former Taliban fighter who sought to recruit Muslims to travel to Afghanistan and attack NATO soldiers was jailed for life on Friday by a court in England.
Pakistani-born British citizen Munir Farooqi radicalised young men in Manchester, northwest England, using an Islamic bookstall as cover before trying to persuade them to fight with the Taliban in war-torn Afghanistan.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
