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    Notable international terrorist cases 2006

    Published date: 31 Dec 2006

    7 November 2006
    Al Qaida operative Dhiren Barot was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years' imprisonment after admitting a plot to attack UK and US targets using a "dirty bomb" and gas-filled limousines.

    7 February 2006
    Radical London cleric Abu Hamza was convicted of incitement to murder and sentenced to 7 years.

     

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