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| Accused 'caused Tube train panic' | Accused 'caused Tube train panic' |
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| More than 300 passengers fled a Tube train in terror after a man tried to set off a rucksack bomb on 21 July 2005, a court has been told. | More than 300 passengers fled a Tube train in terror after a man tried to set off a rucksack bomb on 21 July 2005, a court has been told. |
| They screamed and banged on the train window as it pulled into Warren Street station, Woolwich Crown Court heard. | They screamed and banged on the train window as it pulled into Warren Street station, Woolwich Crown Court heard. |
| The jury also heard from a woman who found herself staring into the eyes of another of the alleged would-be bombers on a Tube heading for Shepherd's Bush. | The jury also heard from a woman who found herself staring into the eyes of another of the alleged would-be bombers on a Tube heading for Shepherd's Bush. |
| Six men deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. | Six men deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. |
| They are Manfo Asiedu, Muktar Ibrahim, Hussein Osman, Yassin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Adel Yahya. | They are Manfo Asiedu, Muktar Ibrahim, Hussein Osman, Yassin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Adel Yahya. |
| Pictures of the 21/7 suspects | Pictures of the 21/7 suspects |
| On day nine of their trial, CCTV footage was released showing Mr Omar pushing past crowds, running up the escalator and jumping over the ticket barriers at Warren Street station. | On day nine of their trial, CCTV footage was released showing Mr Omar pushing past crowds, running up the escalator and jumping over the ticket barriers at Warren Street station. |
| Several passengers described an acrid burning smell which they thought was a bomb, and others said Mr Omar had a hole in the back of his shirt. | Several passengers described an acrid burning smell which they thought was a bomb, and others said Mr Omar had a hole in the back of his shirt. |
| Contents of an alleged failed bomb were left on a Tube train | |
| Train manager David Johnson told the court he had been standing on the platform as the train pulled in just after 1230 BST. | Train manager David Johnson told the court he had been standing on the platform as the train pulled in just after 1230 BST. |
| "I could see that all the passengers were on their feet," he said. | "I could see that all the passengers were on their feet," he said. |
| "They were all trying to get out of the second carriage and were banging on the windows of the train. | "They were all trying to get out of the second carriage and were banging on the windows of the train. |
| "A mad rush ensued and there were approximately 300 people running over each other to get out." | "A mad rush ensued and there were approximately 300 people running over each other to get out." |
| The court also heard statements from some of the passengers. | The court also heard statements from some of the passengers. |
| Karolin Starzymska had been sitting in the same carriage as Mr Omar and felt lots of sand hit her in the face and smelt burning, the court heard. | Karolin Starzymska had been sitting in the same carriage as Mr Omar and felt lots of sand hit her in the face and smelt burning, the court heard. |
| She said she saw Mr Omar jump in the air when the explosion went off and then run away from a rucksack oozing with a sticky yellow substance. | She said she saw Mr Omar jump in the air when the explosion went off and then run away from a rucksack oozing with a sticky yellow substance. |
| Another passenger, Ashish Moraji, said he saw Mr Omar "frantically shaking himself down" after detonating the alleged bomb. | Another passenger, Ashish Moraji, said he saw Mr Omar "frantically shaking himself down" after detonating the alleged bomb. |
| "People were screaming because they thought it (the explosion) was going to go off again," he said in his statement. | "People were screaming because they thought it (the explosion) was going to go off again," he said in his statement. |
| 'Ran to cafe' | 'Ran to cafe' |
| After Mr Omar fled the station, he ran to the Granby Grill cafe and asked chef Cumhur Mehmet for a glass of water, the court heard. | After Mr Omar fled the station, he ran to the Granby Grill cafe and asked chef Cumhur Mehmet for a glass of water, the court heard. |
| He threw it over his face and told the chef there had been a bomb scare at Warren Street station, Mr Mehmet said. | He threw it over his face and told the chef there had been a bomb scare at Warren Street station, Mr Mehmet said. |
| Specialist police officers who investigated the train following the incident found a gelatinous mass on the floor of the second carriage, the court heard. | |
| Next to it lay a rucksack containing two shirts, deodorant, aftershave and a DVD of the comedy film, Meet the Fockers. | Next to it lay a rucksack containing two shirts, deodorant, aftershave and a DVD of the comedy film, Meet the Fockers. |
| It felt like I was staring at him and he was staring at me for a long time Ann Coyne | |
| The jury heard Mr Omar's fingerprints were on all the items. | The jury heard Mr Omar's fingerprints were on all the items. |
| Forensics expert Kim Simpson examined the remains of the device at the scene wearing two layers of gloves. | Forensics expert Kim Simpson examined the remains of the device at the scene wearing two layers of gloves. |
| But after leaving there, her skin was stinging from what appeared to be a peroxide burn, she said | But after leaving there, her skin was stinging from what appeared to be a peroxide burn, she said |
| The court also heard an account from bank manager Ann Coyne who had been travelling with her mother-in-law, Evelyn, on the Hammersmith and City Line on 21 July 2005. | The court also heard an account from bank manager Ann Coyne who had been travelling with her mother-in-law, Evelyn, on the Hammersmith and City Line on 21 July 2005. |
| She described how a small explosion sent a man wearing a rucksack flying towards the ceiling. | She described how a small explosion sent a man wearing a rucksack flying towards the ceiling. |
| He landed at her feet and looked stunned, she said. | He landed at her feet and looked stunned, she said. |
| "It felt like I was staring at him and he was staring at me for a long time but obviously it wasn't." | "It felt like I was staring at him and he was staring at me for a long time but obviously it wasn't." |
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