Brit-Pakistani tied to shoe-bomber

Paris tries alleged aides to shoebomber Reid

PARIS (Reuters) - Three men accused of aiding jailed ``shoebomber'' Richard Reid, who narrowly failed to destroy a U.S. airliner over the Atlantic four years ago, went on trial for terrorist conspiracy in a top Paris court on Wednesday.

According to French intelligence, Ghulam Rama, a Pakistani with joint British nationality, used trips to Britain, New York, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia between 2001 and 2002 as cover while he organized terrorist attacks, she said.