Trial set for British terror suspects in US Judge Janet Hall set the October 21, 2013 trial date for Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan, who are accused of supporting terrorism because of their role in running websites that aimed to raise support for rebels fighting the Russians in Chechnya and guerrillas in Afghanistan. In addition to the websites, the pair are accused of providing material aid to the Taliban and to the Chechen fighters in the form of false documentation, communications equipment, military clothing and other gear. Ahmad, 38, and Ahsan, 33, pleaded not guilty immediately after their arrival in the United States on October 6. Three others were extradited in the same batch from Britain, including radical Egyptian-born London preacher Abu Hamza, who is awaiting trial in New York.