[AFP ] The trial of an Ottawa software developer who plotted a series of terrorist attacks in Britain is the first-ever prosecution under Canada's Anti-Terrorism Act. Mohammed Momin Khawaja, 29, faces seven criminal charges of conspiracy to commit terrorist acts, including developing bomb detonators, possession of explosives, financing terrorism, and training as a terrorist. He was arrested in March 2004 in connection with a foiled bomb plot against several British targets, including a popular London nightclub, a shopping mall and a gas network.
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