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| 'Bomb plot' jury receive ruling | 'Bomb plot' jury receive ruling |
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| The judge in an Old Bailey terror trial which has lasted more than a year has said he will accept a majority verdict. | The judge in an Old Bailey terror trial which has lasted more than a year has said he will accept a majority verdict. |
| Jurors have now deliberated for 21 days in the trial involving allegations of a plot to cause devastation with a fertiliser bomb. | |
| Seven men, all British citizens, have denied taking part in a conspiracy in the UK between January 2003 and April 2004. | Seven men, all British citizens, have denied taking part in a conspiracy in the UK between January 2003 and April 2004. |
| Jurors were initially told they must come to a unanimous verdict. | Jurors were initially told they must come to a unanimous verdict. |
| But the judge, Sir Michael Astill, told them on Friday he would now accept a majority verdict of either 11-1 or 10-2 if they were unable to reach unanimous verdicts on all the charges. | But the judge, Sir Michael Astill, told them on Friday he would now accept a majority verdict of either 11-1 or 10-2 if they were unable to reach unanimous verdicts on all the charges. |
| Ammonium nitrate | Ammonium nitrate |
| The five women and seven men are in their fifth week of considering charges against the defendants who were allegedly planning to build a bomb using 600kg of ammonium nitrate fertiliser. | The five women and seven men are in their fifth week of considering charges against the defendants who were allegedly planning to build a bomb using 600kg of ammonium nitrate fertiliser. |
| The ammonium nitrate was discovered in a self-storage unit in Hanwell, west London in March 2004. | The ammonium nitrate was discovered in a self-storage unit in Hanwell, west London in March 2004. |
| The trial was told that some of the defendants were heard discussing various targets, such as the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, the Ministry of Sound nightclub in central London, and various electrical and gas installations. | The trial was told that some of the defendants were heard discussing various targets, such as the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, the Ministry of Sound nightclub in central London, and various electrical and gas installations. |
| The defendants have denied taking part in any such plot. | The defendants have denied taking part in any such plot. |
| Omar Khyam, 25, Shujah Mahmood, 20, Waheed Mahmood, 35, and Jawad Akbar, 23, all from Crawley, West Sussex, Anthony Garcia, 25, of Barkingside, east London, Nabeel Hussain, 22, of Horley, Surrey, and Salahuddin Amin, 32, of Luton, Bedfordshire, deny conspiring to cause explosions likely to endanger life between 1 January 2003 and 31 March 2004. | Omar Khyam, 25, Shujah Mahmood, 20, Waheed Mahmood, 35, and Jawad Akbar, 23, all from Crawley, West Sussex, Anthony Garcia, 25, of Barkingside, east London, Nabeel Hussain, 22, of Horley, Surrey, and Salahuddin Amin, 32, of Luton, Bedfordshire, deny conspiring to cause explosions likely to endanger life between 1 January 2003 and 31 March 2004. |
| Mr Khyam, Mr Garcia and Mr Hussain deny a further charge of possessing ammonium nitrate for the purposes of terrorism. Mr Khyam and Shujah Mahmood deny possessing another substance for the purpose of terrorism. | Mr Khyam, Mr Garcia and Mr Hussain deny a further charge of possessing ammonium nitrate for the purposes of terrorism. Mr Khyam and Shujah Mahmood deny possessing another substance for the purpose of terrorism. |
| The jury will continue deliberations on Monday. |