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| A foreign mastermind plotted to use "home grown" British suicide bombers to blow up a number of transatlantic airliners, a court has heard. | A foreign mastermind plotted to use "home grown" British suicide bombers to blow up a number of transatlantic airliners, a court has heard. |
| Woolwich Crown Court was told orders came from Pakistan for eight men to smuggle bombs disguised as soft drinks onto flights from London to the US. | Woolwich Crown Court was told orders came from Pakistan for eight men to smuggle bombs disguised as soft drinks onto flights from London to the US. |
| The jury heard Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, from Walthamstow, east London, was used to recruit potential UK terrorists. | The jury heard Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, from Walthamstow, east London, was used to recruit potential UK terrorists. |
| Mr Ali, and the seven other defendants, all deny conspiracy to murder. | Mr Ali, and the seven other defendants, all deny conspiracy to murder. |
| 'Martyrdom texts' | 'Martyrdom texts' |
| Prosecutor Peter Wright QC told the court in London: "He received his instructions from elsewhere. Those responsible for making significant decisions in terms of the implementation of the plot, the utilisation of the active cell of bombers, the date, that was all to be decided overseas. It wasn't the case that they were going to leave it ticking away somewhere while they made off to a safe distance because there was no safe distance Peter Wright QC | Prosecutor Peter Wright QC told the court in London: "He received his instructions from elsewhere. Those responsible for making significant decisions in terms of the implementation of the plot, the utilisation of the active cell of bombers, the date, that was all to be decided overseas. It wasn't the case that they were going to leave it ticking away somewhere while they made off to a safe distance because there was no safe distance Peter Wright QC |
| "Ali maybe did research but he was not the one who was in total control. This was not some half-baked plot by any group of enthusiastic amateurs dreaming up schemes over a kitchen table in east London. | "Ali maybe did research but he was not the one who was in total control. This was not some half-baked plot by any group of enthusiastic amateurs dreaming up schemes over a kitchen table in east London. |
| "This was being orchestrated from overseas using the resource of a home grown coterie of radicalised men susceptible to the overtures of Mr Ali and his cohorts." | "This was being orchestrated from overseas using the resource of a home grown coterie of radicalised men susceptible to the overtures of Mr Ali and his cohorts." |
| The prosecution claims the men planned to use bottles of Lucozade and Oasis soft drinks to take deadly explosives on to flights. | The prosecution claims the men planned to use bottles of Lucozade and Oasis soft drinks to take deadly explosives on to flights. |
| It is alleged there was enough material to make 20 bombs. Mr Wright said: "This was no hoax, no joke. It was a determined effort on the part of these men to bring about this particular act of carnage." | It is alleged there was enough material to make 20 bombs. Mr Wright said: "This was no hoax, no joke. It was a determined effort on the part of these men to bring about this particular act of carnage." |
| He said the group did not research timers at any point because they were on a suicide mission.A court artist's impression of the eight defendants | He said the group did not research timers at any point because they were on a suicide mission.A court artist's impression of the eight defendants |
| "They didn't have timers because they were going to be present when the bomb was detonated. They were going to detonate them. | "They didn't have timers because they were going to be present when the bomb was detonated. They were going to detonate them. |
| "It wasn't the case that they were going to leave it ticking away somewhere while they made off to a safe distance because there was no safe distance." | "It wasn't the case that they were going to leave it ticking away somewhere while they made off to a safe distance because there was no safe distance." |
| It is alleged Mr Ali ran a "bomb factory" from a flat in Walthamstow, while Assad Ali Sarwar, 28, from High Wycombe, Bucks, "stockpiled" equipment and chemicals needed to make the devices. | It is alleged Mr Ali ran a "bomb factory" from a flat in Walthamstow, while Assad Ali Sarwar, 28, from High Wycombe, Bucks, "stockpiled" equipment and chemicals needed to make the devices. |
| Some pieces of equipment including syringes, glass thermometers, droppers and chemical powders were found buried in a suitcase owned by Mr Sarwar in Kings Wood, High Wycombe. | |
| Mr Sarwar had also researched a number of other possible targets including nuclear power stations, gas piplines and oil refineries, it is alleged. | |
| Mr Ali and Tanvir Hussain, 28, from Leyton, east London also spoke of up to 18 potential suicide bombers, it is alleged. | Mr Ali and Tanvir Hussain, 28, from Leyton, east London also spoke of up to 18 potential suicide bombers, it is alleged. |
| In a later conversation Mr Ali and Umar Islam, 30, from Plaistow, east London considered taking their young children on the suicide mission, the court heard. THE DEFENDANTS Abdulla Ahmed Ali, also known as Ahmed Ali Khan, 28, from Walthamstow, east LondonAssad Sarwar, 28, from High Wycombe, BucksTanvir Hussain, 28, from Leyton, east LondonIbrahim Savant, 28, from Stoke Newington, north LondonArafat Waheed Khan, 27, from WalthamstowWaheed Zaman, 24, from WalthamstowUmar Islam, also known as Brian Young, 30, from Plaistow, east LondonDonald Stewart-Whyte, 22, from High Wycombe | In a later conversation Mr Ali and Umar Islam, 30, from Plaistow, east London considered taking their young children on the suicide mission, the court heard. THE DEFENDANTS Abdulla Ahmed Ali, also known as Ahmed Ali Khan, 28, from Walthamstow, east LondonAssad Sarwar, 28, from High Wycombe, BucksTanvir Hussain, 28, from Leyton, east LondonIbrahim Savant, 28, from Stoke Newington, north LondonArafat Waheed Khan, 27, from WalthamstowWaheed Zaman, 24, from WalthamstowUmar Islam, also known as Brian Young, 30, from Plaistow, east LondonDonald Stewart-Whyte, 22, from High Wycombe |
| Jurors were given details of martyrdom texts, and material including beheadings and executions found on the laptop of Ibrahim Savant, 28, from Stoke Newington, north London. | Jurors were given details of martyrdom texts, and material including beheadings and executions found on the laptop of Ibrahim Savant, 28, from Stoke Newington, north London. |
| Mr Wright said: "Ibrahim Savant was preoccupied with death, with martyrdom, with perceived glory. He was the perfect candidate to be invited to join this particular cell or to join it willingly." | Mr Wright said: "Ibrahim Savant was preoccupied with death, with martyrdom, with perceived glory. He was the perfect candidate to be invited to join this particular cell or to join it willingly." |
| The prosecutor said six members of the gang made suicide videos and extremist material was found at the homes of Mr Islam and Waheed Zaman, 24, from Walthamstow. | The prosecutor said six members of the gang made suicide videos and extremist material was found at the homes of Mr Islam and Waheed Zaman, 24, from Walthamstow. |
| The jury has heard extracts from the films, which were all recorded against the backdrop of a black flag with Arabic script. | |
| Some of it related to 9/11 and the 7 July bomb attacks in London, he added. The trial continues. | Some of it related to 9/11 and the 7 July bomb attacks in London, he added. The trial continues. |