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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. | 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. | 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. |
Prosecutors allege the men planned to explode home-made bombs disguised as soft drinks on passenger jets flying from Heathrow to North American cities. | Prosecutors allege the men planned to explode home-made bombs disguised as soft drinks on passenger jets flying from Heathrow to North American cities. |
Peter Wright QC, summing up the prosecution case, told the court the eight men had wanted to "achieve immortality and notoriety in equal measure". | Peter Wright QC, summing up the prosecution case, told the court the eight men had wanted to "achieve immortality and notoriety in equal measure". |
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Each of the defendants wanted to "murder as many civilian passengers as possible upon as many civilian aircraft as possible", he said. | Each of the defendants wanted to "murder as many civilian passengers as possible upon as many civilian aircraft as possible", he said. |
They were all "prepared to kill and to do so on a wholly indiscriminate basis, irrespective of age, belief, sex and to do so without the slightest blink of an eye," he told the jury. | They were all "prepared to kill and to do so on a wholly indiscriminate basis, irrespective of age, belief, sex and to do so without the slightest blink of an eye," he told the jury. |
But Mr Ali and Mr Sarwar had earlier told the court they had planned only to make a video highlighting what they described as injustices against Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon. | But Mr Ali and Mr Sarwar had earlier told the court they had planned only to make a video highlighting what they described as injustices against Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon. |
Their protest over foreign policy was to include a small explosion at the Houses of Parliament in which no-one would be hurt, they said. | Their protest over foreign policy 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 two men also considered other targets including gas terminals, oil refineries and airports, Mr Sarwar told the jury. |
The defendants are: Mr Ali, aka Ahmed Ali Khan, 27, of Walthamstow, London; Mr Sarwar, 24, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire; Mr Hussain, 27, of no fixed address, and Mohammed Gulzar, 26, of Barking, London. | The defendants are: Mr Ali, aka Ahmed Ali Khan, 27, of Walthamstow, London; Mr Sarwar, 24, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire; Mr Hussain, 27, of no fixed address, and Mohammed Gulzar, 26, of Barking, London. |
Also charged, are Mr Savant, 27, of Walthamstow, Arafat Waheed Khan, 26, of Walthamstow, Waheed Zaman, 23, of Walthamstow and Mr Islam, aka Brian Young, 29, of High Wycombe. | Also charged, are Mr Savant, 27, of Walthamstow, Arafat Waheed Khan, 26, of Walthamstow, Waheed Zaman, 23, of Walthamstow and Mr Islam, aka Brian Young, 29, of High Wycombe. |
The jury is expected to retire to consider the main charge next week. | The jury is expected to retire to consider the main charge next week. |