New York ( CNN ) A federal jury Wednesday found Abid Naseer guilty of plotting with al Qaeda to bomb a shopping center in 2009 in Manchester , England , the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said . Naseer , 28 , was convicted on three criminal violations : providing material support to al Qaeda , conspiring to provide material support for al Qaeda and conspiring to use a destructive device in relation to a crime of violence . The Manchester plot was allegedly part of a three-pronged plan that included attacks on the New York City subway system and on a newsroom in Copenhagen . None were carried out . The New York plot allegedly originated with Najibullah Zazi , who is believed to have corresponded with the same al Qaeda contact as Naseer . Zazi pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and was the first witness in Naseer 's trial . Naseer , a Pakistani national , was in the United Kingdom on a student visa at the time of his arrest . Among the evidence presented , prosecutors pointed out that Naseer had dropped out of classes after only a week . Naseer had no intention of completing his studies because `` that was never the plan , '' Assistant U.S. Attorney Zainab Ahmad argued , saying that Naseer applied for a student visa as a means of entering the country to carry out the attack . Naseer maintained throughout the two-week trial that he was innocent , repeatedly denying all charges and insisting that he was in the United Kingdom to find a wife , not to plan an attack . He represented himself . He told jury members that prosecutors were only able to produce circumstantial evidence , with no witnesses offering direct information of Naseer 's role in the alleged plot . They did not offer any outright proof of any link to al Qaeda or any other terrorist organization , he argued . Naseer 's arrest in England was part of a massive sweep in connection with an alleged plot to carry out bomb attacks in Britain . He was extradited in January 2013 .
Naseer is convicted of supporting al Qaeda , conspiring to bomb a shopping center in England . He's sentenced to life imprisonment and dies shortly after his release from prison.