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Doctors deny car bomb plot charge | Doctors deny car bomb plot charge |
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Two doctors have pleaded not guilty to plotting car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow last summer. | Two doctors have pleaded not guilty to plotting car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow last summer. |
Iraqi Bilal Abdullah, 28, of Paisley, and Jordanian Mohammed Asha, 27, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link. | Iraqi Bilal Abdullah, 28, of Paisley, and Jordanian Mohammed Asha, 27, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link. |
Both were arrested on 30 June after a jeep was driven into Glasgow Airport's main terminal. Mr Abdullah was arrested at the scene, and Dr Asha on the M6. | Both were arrested on 30 June after a jeep was driven into Glasgow Airport's main terminal. Mr Abdullah was arrested at the scene, and Dr Asha on the M6. |
The case was adjourned until July. A trial is expected to begin in October. | The case was adjourned until July. A trial is expected to begin in October. |
They day before the men were arrested, police had found two Mercedes cars laden with gas canisters and petrol in central London. | They day before the men were arrested, police had found two Mercedes cars laden with gas canisters and petrol in central London. |
Both men are accused of conspiracy to murder and to cause explosions between 1 January 2006 and 1 July 1. | Both men are accused of conspiracy to murder and to cause explosions between 1 January 2006 and 1 July 1. |
During a 30-minute hearing of mostly legal argument, the two men formally denied the charges. | |
Dr Asha, who wore a white open-necked shirt, took notes on a laptop computer throughout the hearing as he sat beside Mr Abdullah. | |
Their trial, set to start on October 4 at London's Woolwich Crown Court, is expected to take 12 weeks. | Their trial, set to start on October 4 at London's Woolwich Crown Court, is expected to take 12 weeks. |
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