Dhiren Barot is a convicted Indian-born British terrorist.
13 Facts About Dhiren Barot
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Dhiren Barot's parents moved to the UK in 1973 when he was aged one.
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Dhiren Barot attended the Kingsbury High School in north London.
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Dhiren Barot worked from 1991 to 1995 as an airline ticket and reservations agent for Air Malta, in Piccadilly, central London.
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Dhiren Barot converted to Islam at the age of 20 in the UK.
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Dhiren Barot took part in militant campaigns against Indian forces in Kashmir.
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Dhiren Barot is credited with authoring a 39-page memo that advocated the use of simple explosives composed of materials available from local pharmacies and hardware stores.
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Dhiren Barot reportedly learned the tactics from observations at al-Qaeda training camps.
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Dhiren Barot arrived in the US in August 2000 on a student visa along with Nadeem Tarmohamed; however, he never attended any college in the USA.
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Dhiren Barot was charged by the UK authorities with the following offences:.
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Dhiren Barot admitted to plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, the International Monetary Fund headquarters, and the World Bank, among other targets.
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On 7 November 2006, Dhiren Barot was sentenced to life imprisonment, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to murder; it was recommended that he serve a minimum of 40 years.
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In July 2007, Dhiren Barot was admitted to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary for five days after being badly injured by other inmates at HMP Frankland.