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| Man admits 21 July bombing charge | Man admits 21 July bombing charge |
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| A man accused of being the fifth 21 July London bomber has admitted conspiracy to cause explosions. | A man accused of being the fifth 21 July London bomber has admitted conspiracy to cause explosions. |
| Earlier this year, Manfo Kwaku Asiedu went on trial accused of conspiracy to murder. That charge has been dropped. | Earlier this year, Manfo Kwaku Asiedu went on trial accused of conspiracy to murder. That charge has been dropped. |
| Asiedu, 34, who is also known as Sumaila Abu Bakari, faces a maximum life sentence for the charge. | Asiedu, 34, who is also known as Sumaila Abu Bakari, faces a maximum life sentence for the charge. |
| Four other men have been convicted of conspiracy to murder over the failed 2005 bombings. They were jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years. | Four other men have been convicted of conspiracy to murder over the failed 2005 bombings. They were jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years. |
| The Old Bailey heard that Asiedu - who faced a retrial next week - dumped a rucksack containing explosives in a west London park. | The Old Bailey heard that Asiedu - who faced a retrial next week - dumped a rucksack containing explosives in a west London park. |
| According to his counsel Asiedu, who is originally from Ghana, had opted out when he learned of the plan to kill. | According to his counsel Asiedu, who is originally from Ghana, had opted out when he learned of the plan to kill. |
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| A sixth man, Adel Yahya, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge earlier this week and was jailed for six years and nine months. | A sixth man, Adel Yahya, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge earlier this week and was jailed for six years and nine months. |
| In the original trial, Asiedu contradicted the claims made by his co-conspirators who had maintained that the devices they carried were hoaxes. He said they were real explosive devices. | In the original trial, Asiedu contradicted the claims made by his co-conspirators who had maintained that the devices they carried were hoaxes. He said they were real explosive devices. |
| Asiedu, who is known by a variety of other names, came to the UK from Ghana on a false passport. | Asiedu, who is known by a variety of other names, came to the UK from Ghana on a false passport. |
| Having been brought up as a Muslim in his native country, he sought out local mosques where he could pray and help with voluntary work. | Having been brought up as a Muslim in his native country, he sought out local mosques where he could pray and help with voluntary work. |
| One of the first mosques he visited was in Finchley, north London, which was also frequented by co-defendant Yassin Omar. | One of the first mosques he visited was in Finchley, north London, which was also frequented by co-defendant Yassin Omar. |
| In June 2005, after a fire in his flat, he moved in with Omar at Curtis House in New Southgate. | In June 2005, after a fire in his flat, he moved in with Omar at Curtis House in New Southgate. |
| Bomb ingredients | Bomb ingredients |
| Curtis House was turned into a "bomb factory", with hundreds of bottles of hydrogen peroxide littering the flat. | Curtis House was turned into a "bomb factory", with hundreds of bottles of hydrogen peroxide littering the flat. |
| Taking the stand during the trial, Asiedu presented himself as a terrified man and unwilling participant in the events of 21 July. | Taking the stand during the trial, Asiedu presented himself as a terrified man and unwilling participant in the events of 21 July. |
| However, he was intimately involved in the buying of bomb ingredients including the critical element of hydrogen peroxide hair bleach. | However, he was intimately involved in the buying of bomb ingredients including the critical element of hydrogen peroxide hair bleach. |
| He had been working as a painter and decorator at the time and told several wholesalers he needed the chemical to bleach wood or to strip wallpaper. | He had been working as a painter and decorator at the time and told several wholesalers he needed the chemical to bleach wood or to strip wallpaper. |
| He will be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on 19 November. | He will be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on 19 November. |