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Accused 'joked about conversion' Images of 'bomb factory' released
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One of the alleged 21 July terror plotters joked that he would convert a man to Islam before the man converted him to Christianity, a court heard. Photographs showing the inside of the alleged 21 July bomb factory have been released by police.
Caretaker William Sarpong told Woolwich Crown Court that he and Yassin Omar discussed religion regularly. The images show inside the flat in a north London tower block where the alleged plotters are said to have manufactured rucksack bombs.
Mr Sarpong, who works at the tower block where the alleged "bomb factory" was based, said they joked about "who is going to convert the other first". One of the images shows "corrosion" on a cooker, while another shows the residue of a yellowish substance on the shelf of a furniture unit.
Six men deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions.Six men deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions.
Mr Sarpong told the court: "I'm a Christian and he's a Muslim so whenever we meet we speak like who is going to convert the other first. Other photographs from inside the Curtis House flat in New Southgate, north London, which have been shown to the jury at Woolwich Crown Court, show a bottle of peroxide and a five-litre glass Pyrex laboratory bottle.
"He would say he would convert me first and I would say: 'I will convert you first'. The alleged plotters are accused of using the flat to manufacture their rucksack bombs with a mix of hydrogen peroxide and chapatti flour.
"This is the sort of conversation we normally have." 'Conversion jokes'
Religion 'important' Earlier, the jury at Woolwich Crown Court heard how one of the alleged 21 July terror plotters joked that he would convert a man to Islam before the man converted him to Christianity.
Mr Sarpong, an employee of Enfield Borough Council, also said his religion was important to him. Caretaker William Sarpong told the court that he and Yassin Omar discussed religion regularly.
Mr Sarpong, who works at the London tower block where the alleged bomb factory was based, said they joked about who would convert the other.
Mr Sarpong told the court: "I'm a Christian and he's a Muslim so whenever we meet we speak like who is going to convert the other first."
THE ACCUSED Muktar Ibrahim, 29, from Stoke Newington, north LondonRamzi Mohammed, 25, from North Kensington, west LondonYassin Omar, 26, from New Southgate, north LondonHussein Osman, 28, of no fixed addressManfo Asiedu, 33, of no fixed addressAdel Yahya, 24, of High Road, Tottenham, north LondonTHE ACCUSED Muktar Ibrahim, 29, from Stoke Newington, north LondonRamzi Mohammed, 25, from North Kensington, west LondonYassin Omar, 26, from New Southgate, north LondonHussein Osman, 28, of no fixed addressManfo Asiedu, 33, of no fixed addressAdel Yahya, 24, of High Road, Tottenham, north London
Under cross examination by Peter Carter QC, for Mr Omar, he added that the two men's discussions were in good humour. Under cross examination by Peter Carter QC, for Mr Omar, he added that the two men's discussions were good-humoured.
Mr Sarpong went on to tell the jury that he considered Mr Omar to be a friend and that he had lent him a wheelbarrow. Mr Sarpong told the jury that he considered Mr Omar to be a friend and that he had lent him a wheelbarrow.
"As he was my friend I just gave it out to him without asking what he needed it for," he said."As he was my friend I just gave it out to him without asking what he needed it for," he said.
It is claimed Mr Omar lived at the alleged bomb factory address at Curtis House, New Southgate, north London. It is claimed Mr Omar lived at the alleged bomb factory address at Curtis House.
Men 'recognised'
Mr Sarpong went on to tell the court that he saw photographs of three men he thought he recognised on TV, one day after the alleged attacks.
This was after he had noticed a large communal bin at the tower block had been filled within a few hours and he had seen bin bags nearby containing empty plastic bottles, he told the court.
Yassin Omar and William Sarpong discussed religion
When watching the news on TV, he recognised one of the suspects wanted by police as Yassin Omar and another as Muktar Ibrahim, who he said was a friend of Mr Omar.
Mr Sarpong said he had mistaken the identity of the third man he recognised after thinking it was someone he knew as George - a man whom he had been introduced to by Mr Omar.
The caretaker contacted police, told them about the rubbish and attended an ID parade in August 2005.
He picked out Mr Omar, Mr Ibrahim and Manfo Asiedu - who the court was told also goes by the name George.
All six men accused in the plot - Hussein Osman, Ramzi Mohammed, Adel Yahya, Muktar Ibrahim, Manfo Asiedu and Yassin Omar - deny attempting to bomb London's transport network on 21 July 2005.All six men accused in the plot - Hussein Osman, Ramzi Mohammed, Adel Yahya, Muktar Ibrahim, Manfo Asiedu and Yassin Omar - deny attempting to bomb London's transport network on 21 July 2005.
The trial continues.The trial continues.