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The judge in the trial of three men accused of helping the 7 July 2005 suicide bombers has told the jury he will accept a majority verdict. | |
Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil, all from Leeds, deny scouting for potential targets in 2004. | |
The men also deny a charge of conspiring to cause an explosion. | The men also deny a charge of conspiring to cause an explosion. |
In Kingston Crown Court, Mr Justice Gross said the jury of 12 could reach a verdict on which 10 agreed. The jury was later sent home for the night. | |
It is now two weeks since the jury were sent out to consider their verdicts in the case. | It is now two weeks since the jury were sent out to consider their verdicts in the case. |
A total of 52 people were killed in the attacks on London transport in 2005. | A total of 52 people were killed in the attacks on London transport in 2005. |
Mr Ali, 25, Mr Saleem, 28, and Mr Shakil, 32, are accused of assisting Mohammad Sidique Khan, Shehzad Tanweer, Jermain Lindsay and Hasib Hussain, in what prosecutors say was a London reconnaissance mission for the bombings. | |
'Social outing' | 'Social outing' |
Khan, Tanweer, Lindsay and Hussain blew themselves up in four separate suicide attacks on the London Underground and a bus. | Khan, Tanweer, Lindsay and Hussain blew themselves up in four separate suicide attacks on the London Underground and a bus. |
The prosecution alleges the three defendants travelled from Leeds to London with Hussain in December 2004 to conduct a reconnaissance of potential targets. | The prosecution alleges the three defendants travelled from Leeds to London with Hussain in December 2004 to conduct a reconnaissance of potential targets. |
However, the three defendants have argued their trip was entirely innocent and that it was a "social outing" to allow Mr Ali to visit his sister. | However, the three defendants have argued their trip was entirely innocent and that it was a "social outing" to allow Mr Ali to visit his sister. |
All three earlier told the court they held some extreme Islamist views - including supporting militant groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan. | All three earlier told the court they held some extreme Islamist views - including supporting militant groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
But they said their opinions fell well short of advocating suicide bombings in the UK. | But they said their opinions fell well short of advocating suicide bombings in the UK. |