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Fri Oct 19, 2012, 10:45 PM Oct 2012

Accused terrorist can be extradited to U.S.

Source: CBC

There is enough evidence to extradite an Edmonton man to the United States to face murder and terrorism charges, a Court of Queen's Bench judge in Alberta has ruled.

Sayfildin Tahir Sharif, 40, is accused of playing a role in two 2009 suicide bombings, including one that killed five American soldiers in Iraq.

In a ruling released Friday, Justice Adam Germain found that evidence gathered through wiretaps and from Sharif's computer was "highly suggestive of a conspiracy to commit murder."

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2012/10/19/edmonton-sharif-extradition-decision.html

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