(Reuters) - An Islamist who worked as a British Airways computer expert was found guilty on Monday of plotting with a radical cleric to blow up a plane bound for the United States.
Rajib Karim, 31, used his position to plot an attack with Anwar al-Awlaki, a militant known to be associated with al Qaeda, London's Woolwich Crown Court heard. The jury found him guilty of four counts of engaging in preparation for terrorist attacks.
Karim plotted to blow up an aircraft in a spectacular attack, shared information of use to al-Awlaki -- one of the world's most wanted men -- offered to help financial or disruptive attacks on BA and gained a British job to exploit terrorist purposes, the jurors ruled.
Lawyer for the prosecution Colin Gibbs described Karim's deep determination to plan an attack as frightening, the Press Association reported.
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