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Lakhani convicted of trying to sell shoulder-launched missiles

Last updated on: April 28, 2005 15:01 IST

Hemant Lakhani, an India-born former British clothing merchant, has been convicted of attempting to sell shoulder-launched missiles to what he believed was a terrorist group.

The judgment was pronounced by a federal jury on Wednesday. Lakhani was found guilty on five counts.

Lakhani was arrested in 2003 in Newark following a sting operation in which undercover operatives posed as terrorists and arms dealers.

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Indian intelligence believes Lakhani is no terrorist

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