Chicago man pleads not guilty in deadly Mumbai attacks, planned assault on Danish newspaper

Chicago man pleads not guilty in Mumbai attacks

CHICAGO — A Chicago man has pleaded not guilty to charges that accuse him of conspiring in the deadly 2008 terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai and of planning to launch an armed assault on a Danish newspaper.

David Coleman Headley appeared Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber for an arraignment that lasted only about three minutes. He then was led away, guarded by a phalanx of federal marshals.

The charge of conspiracy to bomb public places in India that resulted in death carries a possible death penalty on conviction.

Leinenweber scheduled the next hearing in the case for Jan. 12.

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CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man accused of conspiring in the bloody November 2008 terrorist attacks that left 166 people dead in the Indian city of Mumbai is headed for federal court to answer the charges.

David Coleman Headley is set to be arraigned Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber. Officials in Washington say Headley is cooperating with federal prosecutors.

The charge of conspiracy to bomb public places in India that resulted in death carries a possible death penalty on conviction.

The 49-year-old Headley also is charged with scheming to attack a Danish newspaper that in 2005 published 12 cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. The cartoons set off protests in parts of the Muslim world.