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Five guilty of helping 21/7 plot | Five guilty of helping 21/7 plot |
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Five men who helped the bombers in the aftermath of the failed London attacks on 21 July 2005 have been found guilty of terror charges. | Five men who helped the bombers in the aftermath of the failed London attacks on 21 July 2005 have been found guilty of terror charges. |
Kingston Crown Court heard they had provided the plotters with safe houses, passports, clothing and food. | Kingston Crown Court heard they had provided the plotters with safe houses, passports, clothing and food. |
All denied failing to report terrorism information and assisting an offender. | All denied failing to report terrorism information and assisting an offender. |
Muhedin Ali, 29, Wahbi Mohammed, 25, Ismail Abdurahman, 25, Siraj Ali, 32, and Abdul Sherif, 30, all from London, are to be sentenced within hours. | Muhedin Ali, 29, Wahbi Mohammed, 25, Ismail Abdurahman, 25, Siraj Ali, 32, and Abdul Sherif, 30, all from London, are to be sentenced within hours. |
Siraj Ali and Mohammed were also convicted of having prior knowledge of the plot to explode devices on the London transport network. | Siraj Ali and Mohammed were also convicted of having prior knowledge of the plot to explode devices on the London transport network. |
'Integral part' | 'Integral part' |
The four men behind that plot - Muktar Ibrahim, Yassin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Hussein Osman - were all jailed for life last year over the attempted attacks. | The four men behind that plot - Muktar Ibrahim, Yassin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Hussein Osman - were all jailed for life last year over the attempted attacks. |
They had tried to detonate devices on Tube trains at Shepherd's Bush, Warren Street and Oval stations and on a bus in Shoreditch, east London. | They had tried to detonate devices on Tube trains at Shepherd's Bush, Warren Street and Oval stations and on a bus in Shoreditch, east London. |
The court heard how after their attempts failed, Sherif played an "integral part" in arranging for his brother Osman to travel to Italy to stay with other family members. | The court heard how after their attempts failed, Sherif played an "integral part" in arranging for his brother Osman to travel to Italy to stay with other family members. |
Osman took the Eurostar from Waterloo using his brother's passport but was eventually arrested in Rome. | Osman took the Eurostar from Waterloo using his brother's passport but was eventually arrested in Rome. |
Wahbi Mohammed was the brother of another of the 21 July plotters, Ramzi Mohammed. | |
The court heard Wahbi Mohammed took a video camera used to record suicide messages from his brother's address in Dalgarno Gardens, north Kensington, and a suicide note intended for his family. | |
The jurors - seven men and four women - returned their verdicts after more than 10 days of deliberation. | The jurors - seven men and four women - returned their verdicts after more than 10 days of deliberation. |
Between them, the five men were convicted of 22 charges of failing to disclose information about terrorism and assisting an offender. | Between them, the five men were convicted of 22 charges of failing to disclose information about terrorism and assisting an offender. |
Sherif was cleared of three further counts of failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism, including having prior knowledge of the attacks. | Sherif was cleared of three further counts of failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism, including having prior knowledge of the attacks. |
Muhedin Ali was also cleared of two counts of having prior knowledge. | Muhedin Ali was also cleared of two counts of having prior knowledge. |