Seven convicted in foiled bombing plot

? Seven men convicted of joining in a terrorist plot to bomb U.S. financial landmarks and London targets were handed prison sentences ranging up to 26 years Friday.

All were convicted of assisting in a plot led by Dhiren Barot, who was sentenced to life in prison last year.

Barot, 35, a British convert to Islam, was convicted of planning to use vehicles packed with explosives to attack such targets as the International Monetary Fund in Washington and the New York Stock Exchange and Citigroup headquarters in New York as well as London hotels and train stations.

While Barot planned the attacks, the defendants were recruited as a support team to procure false identities, access to false bank accounts and research materials, and to serve as drivers.