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Court hearing for 7 July suspects | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Three men charged in connection with the 7 July 2005 bombings in London have been remanded in custody. | |
Mohammed Shakil, 30, Sadeer Saleem, 26, and Waheed Ali, 23, were accused of conspiracy to cause explosions likely to endanger life. | |
The three men - who are the first to be charged in connection with the bombings - appeared before Westminster Magistrates Court. | |
Fifty-two people were killed in the suicide attacks on the Tube and a bus. | |
Suburb | |
The men are alleged to have conspired with the four bombers who detonated their devices on the morning of 7 July - Mohammed Siddique Khan, Shezhad Tanweer, Jermaine Lindsay and Hasib Hussein. | |
The three who appeared in court are all from Beeston, the same Leeds suburb with which the bombers had connections. | |
However Waheed Ali, who until recently was known as Shipon Ullah, has been living in London. | |
The court hearing started at 1100 BST, and lasted around an hour. | |
Mr Saleem was the only defendant who applied for bail, but it was refused. | |
The case has been referred to the Central Criminal Court and a preliminary hearing will be held on 20 April. | |
The judge said it was likely to be done by video link. | |
Allegations | Allegations |
The three men were arrested by police on 22 March. | |
Two of them were arrested at Manchester Airport when they were due to catch a flight to Pakistan, while the third was detained at a house in Leeds. | |
The charge against them alleges that between 1 November 2004 and 29 June 2005, they "unlawfully and maliciously" conspired with the four 7/7 bombers - Khan, Tanweer, Lindsay and Hussein - to cause "by explosive substance, explosions on the Transport for London system and/or tourist attractions in London of a nature likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property". | |
The alleged offence is contrary to Section 3(1) (a) of the Explosive Substances Act 1883. | The alleged offence is contrary to Section 3(1) (a) of the Explosive Substances Act 1883. |