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Tahawwur Rana held not guilty by US for 2008 Mumbai attacks

CHICAGO: Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana was on Friday acquitted by a US court on charges of abetting Mumbai terror attacks but was convicted for providing material support to LeT and helping a terror plot in Denmark. The 12-member jury announced the verdict at the end of two days of deliberations against 50-year-old Rana, a co-accused in the Mumbai attack with David Coleman Headley. Rana faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison on the two counts combined and remains in federal custody without bond, a US Justice Department statement said. No sentencing date was set. Verdict was announced by US district Judge Harry D Leinenweber shortly after 4:30pm in the court room. Justice Department spokesman Randall Samborn said, A Federal Court jury has convicted defendant Rana on one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Denmark terrorism plot and one count of providing material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba, and not guilty of conspiracy to provide material support to the Mumbai terrorist attacks in November 2008. Rana, who was brought in the court from the local prison at 4.30pm, was stunned after the verdict was pronounced.

                                                                                                               
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