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| 'Bus bomb' bid CCTV shown to jury | 'Bus bomb' bid CCTV shown to jury |
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| A jury has seen CCTV footage said to show the moment one of the men on trial over the alleged 21 July 2005 bomb plot tried to set off a device on a bus. | A jury has seen CCTV footage said to show the moment one of the men on trial over the alleged 21 July 2005 bomb plot tried to set off a device on a bus. |
| Muktar Ibrahim, is said to have tried to detonate a homemade bomb on a number 26 bus in east London. | |
| Driver Mark Maybanks told Woolwich Crown Court he heard a "loud bang" and thought another vehicle had hit him. | Driver Mark Maybanks told Woolwich Crown Court he heard a "loud bang" and thought another vehicle had hit him. |
| Mr Ibrahim, 29, and five other men deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. | Mr Ibrahim, 29, and five other men deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. |
| The other defendants are Manfo Asiedu, Hussein Osman, Ramzi Mohammed, Yassin Omar and Adel Yahya. | The other defendants are Manfo Asiedu, Hussein Osman, Ramzi Mohammed, Yassin Omar and Adel Yahya. |
| The prosecution claims the men wanted to bomb the bus and three Tube trains but their devices failed to detonate. | The prosecution claims the men wanted to bomb the bus and three Tube trains but their devices failed to detonate. |
| Mr Maybanks said he found a rucksack on the floor on the top deck of the bus with the alleged explosive mixture of hydrogen peroxide and chapatti flour "oozing out of the sides". | Mr Maybanks said he found a rucksack on the floor on the top deck of the bus with the alleged explosive mixture of hydrogen peroxide and chapatti flour "oozing out of the sides". |
| "I have never smelt anything like it before," Mr Maybanks told the court. "It was definitely a tainted smell, something that is not right on a bus." | "I have never smelt anything like it before," Mr Maybanks told the court. "It was definitely a tainted smell, something that is not right on a bus." |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |