A University of Waterloo student has lost his appeal to avoid extradition to the United States on charges he supported the LTTE, an internationally recognized terrorist group. The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that Ramanan Mylvaganam, who is in his early 30s and from Malton, Ont., very likely knew he was assisting the LTTE for the prohibited purposes, the Canadian Press reported.

Mylvaganam was a computer engineering student at the time of his arrest in 2006.

Three other suspects with ties to the university and the Tamil Students Association were among 12 men charged.

The arrests followed a joint investigation by the FBI and the RCMP into an alleged plot to buy weapons, launder money through front charities and smuggle equipment to the rebel group.