These are the pictures which prosecutors say prove an alleged al Qaeda operative accused of planning a series of bombings was scouting locations to mount an atrocity. A court in New York has released the photographs - taken around the city center of Manchester, England - which form part of the evidence against Abid Naseer. The 28-year-old Pakistani student was extradited from Britain to stand trial in the U.S. over charges of planning multiple attacks in Europe and America. If convicted, he faces life in prison. Naseer is accused of leading an al Qaeda cell that was planning to bomb Manchester’s Arndale shopping centre over the Easter weekend in 2009 – as well as a separate plot to attack the New York subway.
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Abid Naseer, 28, was extradited from Britain to stand trial in the U.S. over charges of planning multiple attacks in Europe and America
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If convicted, the Pakistani student faces life in prison
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Naseer is accused of leading an al Qaeda cell that was planning to bomb Manchester’s Arndale shopping centre over the Easter weekend in 2009 – as well as a separate plot to attack the New York subway
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Photographs  released by the New York court on Thursday show Naseer's friend Tariq ur-Rehman at dozens of locations around Manchester
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They were recovered from Rehman’s mobile phone and a USB drive
Naseer and Rehman were both arrested in April 2009 with eight other Pakistani men studying in the @placeholder - above, another photo showing Naseer in Manchester, England, more than five years ago