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| Three men admit bomb plot charges | Three men admit bomb plot charges |
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| Three men accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic planes have admitted to conspiring to cause explosions. | Three men accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic planes have admitted to conspiring to cause explosions. |
| Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain also admitted conspiring to cause a public nuisance by making videos threatening bombings. | Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain also admitted conspiring to cause a public nuisance by making videos threatening bombings. |
| Two other defendants, Ibrahim Savant and Umar Islam, also pleaded guilty to the public nuisance charges. | |
| The Woolwich Crown Court jury has yet to rule on conspiracy to murder charges which the five and three others deny. | The Woolwich Crown Court jury has yet to rule on conspiracy to murder charges which the five and three others deny. |
| The men deny two charges, which have been amended, of conspiracy to murder between 1 January and 11 August 2006. | |
| One specifies the attacks would have involved the detonation of improvised bombs on passenger aircraft. | One specifies the attacks would have involved the detonation of improvised bombs on passenger aircraft. |
| 'Injustices video' | |
| Prosecutors claim the men planned to explode home-made bombs disguised as soft drinks on passenger jets flying from Heathrow to North American cities. | |
| But Mr Ali and Mr Sarwar told the court they had planned only to make a video highlighting what they described as injustices against Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon. | |
| It was to include a small explosion at the Houses of Parliament in which no-one would be hurt, they said. | |
| The two men also considered other targets including gas terminals, oil refineries and airports, Mr Sarwar told the jury. | |
| The jury is expected to retire to consider the main charge next week. |