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Alleged al-Qaida operative extradited in subway bomb plot

An alleged al-Qaida operative accused of participating in a plot to attack New York City's subways and targets in Europe in 2009 was extradited from Britain Thursday to face terrorism charges in federal court in Brooklyn.

Abid Naseer, 26, a Pakistani man who had been living in Britain, is expected to make his first U.S. court appearance Monday, officials said.

He was charged in 2010...

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