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"Systemic" failings allowed the 21 July bomb plotters' ringleader slip through the police's net, the Tories have said. "Systemic" failings allowed the ringleader of the 21 July bomb plotters to slip through the police's net, the shadow home secretary has said.
The failure to track Muktar Ibrahim could happen again, David Davis warned.The failure to track Muktar Ibrahim could happen again, David Davis warned.
Ibrahim, 29, Yassin Omar, 26, Ramzi Mohammed, 25, and Hussain Osman, 28, were convicted on Monday of plotting to bomb transport in London in 2005.Ibrahim, 29, Yassin Omar, 26, Ramzi Mohammed, 25, and Hussain Osman, 28, were convicted on Monday of plotting to bomb transport in London in 2005.
The jury was discharged after failing to reach verdicts on Adel Yahya, 24, and Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, 34, who deny all charges. The jury was discharged after failing to reach verdicts on two other defendants.
Those defendants, Adel Yahya, 24, and Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, 34, deny all charges.
'Porous borders''Porous borders'
The Conservatives have called for a public inquiry to examine why Ibrahim was allowed to leave the UK to go to a jihadi training camp in Pakistan in 2004, despite the fact that he was on bail after being charged with threatening behaviour. The Conservatives have called for an independent inquiry to examine why Ibrahim was allowed to leave the UK to go to a jihadi training camp in Pakistan, despite having been charged with threatening behaviour, related to the distribution of extremist material.
That charge, made under the Public Order Act, had come about after police had tried to move him on in London where he was distributing Islamic literature. When Ibrahim and two other men were stopped at Heathrow Airport, officers found they were carrying large amounts of cash, cold-weather gear and pages of a first-aid manual on ballistic injuries - but let them go on their way.
Shadow home secretary David Davis told the BBC's Today programme: "There is a systemic problem. Mr Davis told the BBC's Today programme: "There is a systemic problem.
CCTV AND THE INVESTIGATION 28,000 items of CCTV gathered7,500 items viewed18,000 man-hours of viewingSeven hours of crucial CCTV used in evidence
"It's partly a question of volume of suspects. It's partly a question of volume of people crossing the border."It's partly a question of volume of suspects. It's partly a question of volume of people crossing the border.
Referring to the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, he added: "John Stevens used to talk about our porous borders. This is most startling example I have ever seen."Referring to the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, he added: "John Stevens used to talk about our porous borders. This is most startling example I have ever seen."
A Metropolitan Police spokesman has defended the handling of Ibrahim's case, saying he was on bail and not a wanted man when he left the UK. CCTV AND THE INVESTIGATION 28,000 items of CCTV gathered7,500 items viewed18,000 man-hours of viewingSeven hours of crucial CCTV used in evidence
The charge he was facing was a minor charge which would not feature on the database for immigration checks, he said. But a spokeswoman for the Home Office said she could not comment on the specifics of the case until the final sentences were delivered.
The Home Office said in a statement that, since 2004, the number of immigration officers had tripled and that they were being backed with "new powers and new technology". But she said that procedures had been tightened, and that other proposed government measures - such as identity cards - would prevent a repeat.
"The law is also being tightened to ensure that foreign national prisoners face automatic consideration of deportation if they have committed a serious offence, with no right of appeal within the UK except under specific circumstances," the statement added. She added: "Since 21 July 2005 the level of collaboration between the Border and Immigration Agency and bodies such as the Serious Organised Crime Agency has increased."
This would enable the government to deport criminals - "including terrorists" - more quickly, it said. A Metropolitan Police spokesman has defended the handling of Ibrahim's case, saying he was on bail and not a wanted man when he left the UK. Ibrahim's bail conditions did not prevent him travelling and a minor offence such as the one he was accused of would not have been flagged up on databases seen by immigration officers, the spokesman said.
The bomb plotters had tried to detonate rucksacks laden with explosives on the Tube and a bus. But the bombs failed to go off, sparing the city a repeat of the horrors of the 7/7 attacks, two weeks earlier.The bomb plotters had tried to detonate rucksacks laden with explosives on the Tube and a bus. But the bombs failed to go off, sparing the city a repeat of the horrors of the 7/7 attacks, two weeks earlier.
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The four defendants claimed that the bombs covered in shrapnel were fakes, and their actions had been intended as a protest against the war in Iraq.The four defendants claimed that the bombs covered in shrapnel were fakes, and their actions had been intended as a protest against the war in Iraq.
However, after a six-month trial, the jury unanimously found Ibrahim, Omar, Mohammed and Osman guilty of conspiracy to murder.However, after a six-month trial, the jury unanimously found Ibrahim, Omar, Mohammed and Osman guilty of conspiracy to murder.
The judge, Mr Justice Fulford, has said he would accept a majority verdict of 10 to 2 in the case of Mr Asiedu and Mr Yahya.The judge, Mr Justice Fulford, has said he would accept a majority verdict of 10 to 2 in the case of Mr Asiedu and Mr Yahya.
The devices which the guilty four all carried in rucksacks were made of chapati flour and a similar hydrogen peroxide mixture to that used by the men behind the 7 July attacks in which 52 people died.The devices which the guilty four all carried in rucksacks were made of chapati flour and a similar hydrogen peroxide mixture to that used by the men behind the 7 July attacks in which 52 people died.
Mohammed targeted a train at Oval station in south London, Omar was on board a train at Warren Street in central London and Osman travelled on a Hammersmith and City line service to Shepherd's Bush in west London.Mohammed targeted a train at Oval station in south London, Omar was on board a train at Warren Street in central London and Osman travelled on a Hammersmith and City line service to Shepherd's Bush in west London.
Ibrahim boarded a bus in Shoreditch, east London.Ibrahim boarded a bus in Shoreditch, east London.
The jury heard that had the suicide bombs detonated properly, dozens of people would have been killed.The jury heard that had the suicide bombs detonated properly, dozens of people would have been killed.
THE FOUR 21/7 ATTACKS 1230: Ramzi Mohammed - Tube at Oval station1240: Yassin Omar - Tube at Warren Street station1240: Hussain Osman - Tube between Latimer Road and Shepherd's Bush1300: Muktar Said Ibrahim - Bus in ShoreditchTHE FOUR 21/7 ATTACKS 1230: Ramzi Mohammed - Tube at Oval station1240: Yassin Omar - Tube at Warren Street station1240: Hussain Osman - Tube between Latimer Road and Shepherd's Bush1300: Muktar Said Ibrahim - Bus in Shoreditch
The attacks, and the subsequent escape of the four guilty men, sparked the UK's largest ever manhunt.The attacks, and the subsequent escape of the four guilty men, sparked the UK's largest ever manhunt.
Their movements were captured on thousands of hours of CCTV film, with seven hours worth proving to be crucial evidence.Their movements were captured on thousands of hours of CCTV film, with seven hours worth proving to be crucial evidence.
Ibrahim and Mohammed were captured a week later after armed police surrounded a flat in west London.Ibrahim and Mohammed were captured a week later after armed police surrounded a flat in west London.
Omar was arrested in Birmingham after travelling there disguised as a woman in a burka, while Osman was detained in Rome and extradited back to Britain.Omar was arrested in Birmingham after travelling there disguised as a woman in a burka, while Osman was detained in Rome and extradited back to Britain.
It later emerged that the defendants had been photographed by police surveillance officers while on a 2004 camping trip in the Lake District.It later emerged that the defendants had been photographed by police surveillance officers while on a 2004 camping trip in the Lake District.