Two Named in Missile Smuggling Plot Appear in Court

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Two Named in Missile Smuggling Plot Appear in Court

NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) - Two men captured in an international sting operation that broke up a plot to smuggle a missile capable of shooting down a commercial jetliner into the United States appeared Wednesday in federal court where authorities spelled out charges against them.

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Hemant Lakhani, identified as a British arms dealer, is accused of providing material support to terrorists and illegal weapons dealing, U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie said at the hearing in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey.

The second man, Moinuddeen Ahmed Hameed, faces charges of money-laundering in connection with the plot, he said.

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