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| No verdicts on two 21/7 accused | No verdicts on two 21/7 accused |
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| The jury in the 21 July terror trial has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on the last two defendants in the case. | |
| They failed to reach verdicts on Adel Yahya, 24 and Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, 34. The two men deny all charges. | |
| Muktar Ibrahim, 29, Yassin Omar, 26, Ramzi Mohammed, 25, and Hussain Osman, 28, were found guilty on Monday of plotting the abortive 2005 bombings. | Muktar Ibrahim, 29, Yassin Omar, 26, Ramzi Mohammed, 25, and Hussain Osman, 28, were found guilty on Monday of plotting the abortive 2005 bombings. |
| The four were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court after a six-month trial. | The four were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court after a six-month trial. |
| The judge told the jury of nine women and three men on Tuesday: "The fact you were unable to reach a verdict on two of the defendants does not in any way reflect badly on any of you." | |
| Ibrahim, Omar, Mohammed and Osman will all be sentenced on Wednesday and face life sentences for conspiracy to murder. | |
| Following the convictions of the four men, questions were raised about the role of anti-terror police and the security services in the case. | |
| The shadow home secretary, David Davis, said systemic" failings allowed Muktar Ibrahim to attend a jihadi training camp in Pakistan while on bail in the UK. |