Al-Qaeda Terrorist Denied Parole After 14 Years in UK Jail

Al-Qaeda Terrorist Denied Parole After 14 Years in UK Jail
A prison guard at HMP Pentonville stands behind a locked gate in London on May 19, 2003. Ian Waldie/Getty Images
Chris Summers
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A British-born terrorist, who was jailed for life in 2008 for heading up an al-Qaeda cell that was preparing to commit a massacre in South Africa, has been denied parole.

Rangzieb Ahmed, 47, was the first person in Britain to be convicted of directing terrorism.

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