The spies will wear disguises while giving evidence at the trial of Abid Naseer, who is accused of being behind a failed plot to bomb two Manchester shopping centres British spies are to be allowed to don wigs and make-up in an attempt to conceal their identity during a trial of an alleged Al Qaeda operative, a judge ruled. The six MI5 agents will wear disguises when they give evidence at the US trial of Abid Naseer, who is accused of being involved in an international conspiracy, targeting Manchester and New York. US District Judge Raymond Dearie approved the unusual request in Brooklyn on Wednesday, after prosecutors explained the agents are still working undercover on sensitive cases,  arguing revealing their identities would 'pose a significant risk to their safety'.
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Judged ruled six MI5 operatives could testify in disguise at New York trial
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Prosecution argued revealing their identities could put their lives at risk
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Due to give evidence at the trial of alleged Al Qaeda operative Abid Naseer
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Pakistani national is alleged to have been part of plots in America and UK
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Naseer allegedly planned to bomb two Manchester shopping centres
Naseer, a Pakistani national who came to the UK on a student visa, was extradited from the @placeholder to New York in 2013, after a High Court judge ruled he 'poses a serious threat to the national security of the UK'.