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Singapore man pleads guilty to plot to export Iraq bomb parts: US

Lim Yong Nam, also known as Steven Lim, 42, was extradited from Indonesia earlier this year.

bomb parts export, singapore man bomb exports, iraq bomb exports, world news, indian expressA combination photo shows Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) images showing inside of a taxi where there was a detonation with suspect Aaron Driver inside when RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit and Emergency Response Team were deployed in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada on August 10, 2016. Courtesy RCMP/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY

A Singapore citizen pleaded guilty on Thursday to a federal charge stemming from his role in illegally exporting, through Iran, parts found in improvised explosive devices in Iraq, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Lim Yong Nam, also known as Steven Lim, 42, was extradited from Indonesia earlier this year. He is scheduled to be sentenced on March 9 in Washington, and the parties have agreed that he would face between 46 and 57 months in prison and a fine of up to $100,000, a Justice Department statement said.

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