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05-24-2007, 03:41 PM
Student found guilty in Houston Taliban case
By CINDY GEORGE
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
Syed Maaz Shah, a Dallas student who was linked to a Houston-based Taliban conspiracy, was found guilty today on two weapons violations.
A 12-member jury found that Shah, 19, unlawfully possessed a firearm while in the country on a student visa. He was charged in connection with a terrorist plot to aid the Taliban after military-style training last year at a campground in Willis, north of Conroe.
The Pakistan-born student attending the University of Texas at Dallas on scholarship was not allowed to have a firearm because his visa had expired.
His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 14.
By CINDY GEORGE
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
Syed Maaz Shah, a Dallas student who was linked to a Houston-based Taliban conspiracy, was found guilty today on two weapons violations.
A 12-member jury found that Shah, 19, unlawfully possessed a firearm while in the country on a student visa. He was charged in connection with a terrorist plot to aid the Taliban after military-style training last year at a campground in Willis, north of Conroe.
The Pakistan-born student attending the University of Texas at Dallas on scholarship was not allowed to have a firearm because his visa had expired.
His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 14.