Sep 24, 2010

Pakistan neuroscientist given 86 years for shooting at US agents

A courtroom sketch of Aafia Siddiqui with Judge Richard Berman in New York.
A courtroom sketch of Aafia Siddiqui with Judge Richard Berman in New York Photograph: Shirley Shepard/AFP/Getty Images
Aafia Siddiqui, a US-trained Pakistani neuroscientist who was named as one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, was today sentenced to 86 years in prison by a New York court, in a case that has prompted outrage in Pakistan.

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