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Death videos shown in bomb trial | Death videos shown in bomb trial |
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The jury in the 21 July terror trial has been shown videos of captives being killed, including beheadings, allegedly found in the homes of two defendants. | The jury in the 21 July terror trial has been shown videos of captives being killed, including beheadings, allegedly found in the homes of two defendants. |
In another video, there was footage of 9/11, as well as people apparently making bombs and a suicide vest packed with ball bearings. | |
The films were found in flats occupied by two of the defendants, Woolwich Crown Court was told. | |
Six men deny conspiracy to murder and cause explosions in London in 2005. | Six men deny conspiracy to murder and cause explosions in London in 2005. |
They are Yassin Omar, 26, Hussein Osman, 28, Manfo Asiedu, 33, Muktar Ibrahim, 29, Ramzi Mohammed, 25, and Adel Yahya, 24. | |
'Warfare images' | 'Warfare images' |
The prosecution said videos of killings were found at a flat in Curtis House, New Southgate, north London, where Mr Omar is said to have lived. | The prosecution said videos of killings were found at a flat in Curtis House, New Southgate, north London, where Mr Omar is said to have lived. |
In one, a man in a red hood was shown placing a knife to the neck of an unknown kneeling victim. It was then stopped | |
After the video was stopped junior prosecutor Alison Morgan told the court what happened next. | After the video was stopped junior prosecutor Alison Morgan told the court what happened next. |
"He then goes on to cut the throat of the victim, dismembers his body and holds it up to the camera," she said. | "He then goes on to cut the throat of the victim, dismembers his body and holds it up to the camera," she said. |
The footage also showed images of warfare. | |
Another of the videos featured a blindfolded man in a shallow ditch. The film was stopped and Miss Morgan said his throat had been cut, his head then cut off and displayed for the camera. | |
Other footage allegedly found at Curtis House included the aftermath of a suicide bomb on a US barracks in Saudi Arabia, a jihad rap video, BBC footage from 7 July, and speeches by Osama Bin Laden and radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri. | |
Seven executions | |
Footage was also played to the jury which had allegedly been discovered at Blair House, near Stockwell, south London, where Mr Osman is said to have lived. | |
It showed the construction of bombs as well as of a suicide vest's detonation after being draped on a dummy. | |
Footage from seven killings was shown, including those of an apparent Egyptian spy, a Korean man, a US electrical engineer and a CIA agent. | Footage from seven killings was shown, including those of an apparent Egyptian spy, a Korean man, a US electrical engineer and a CIA agent. |
The killing footage featuring the red-hooded man found at Curtis House was also found at Blair House, the court heard. | |
Each time the footage was shown, it was stopped before the fatal shot was fired or the blade cut the throat. | Each time the footage was shown, it was stopped before the fatal shot was fired or the blade cut the throat. |
Miss Morgan also explained to the nine-woman, three-man jury what was about to happen before each film was shown. | Miss Morgan also explained to the nine-woman, three-man jury what was about to happen before each film was shown. |
The trial continues. | |
The six men are accused of plotting to detonate a series of bombs on the capital's transport network on 21 July 2005. | The six men are accused of plotting to detonate a series of bombs on the capital's transport network on 21 July 2005. |
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