Actual Convicted Terrorist Might Hold Office In European Country He Plotted Against

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Actual Convicted Terrorist Might Hold Office In European Country He Plotted Against

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

A man who was convicted of plotting a terrorist attack on a British consulate is now campaigning for public office in the UK’s second-largest city. Shahid Butt, who served time in prison for his involvement in a 1999…

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