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Three charged over 7/7 bombings | Three charged over 7/7 bombings |
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Three men have been charged in connection with the 7 July suicide bombings in London. | Three men have been charged in connection with the 7 July suicide bombings in London. |
Mohammed Shakil, 30, Shipon Ullah, 23, and Sadeer Saleem, 26, were charged with conspiracy to cause explosions on transport or at tourist attractions. | |
Scotland Yard said the hunt for those involved in the bombings was not over and more arrests may follow. | |
Four suicide attacks killed 52 people on three London Underground trains and a bus in 2005. | Four suicide attacks killed 52 people on three London Underground trains and a bus in 2005. |
Arrests | |
Mr Shakil, from Leeds, and Mr Ullah were boarding a flight to Pakistan at Manchester Airport when they were detained in March. Mr Saleem was arrested at an address in Leeds. | |
The three are accused of conspiring with the 7 July bombers between the 1 November 2004 and the 29 June 2005 to cause explosions on the London transport system or at tourist attractions in the city. | |
"The allegation is that they were involved in reconnaissance and planning for a plot with those ultimately responsible for the bombings on the 7 July before the plan was finalised," said Sue Hemming, head of the Counter Terrorism Division of the Crown Prosecution Service. | |
Bombers Mohammad Sidique Khan, 30, Shehzad Tanweer, 22, Germaine Lindsay, 19, and Hasib Hussain, 18, all died in the blasts, and until now, no-one had been charged over the attacks. |