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Five jailed for helping 21/7 plot Five jailed for 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 jailed for terror charges. Five men who helped the bombers in the aftermath of the failed London attacks on 21 July 2005 have been jailed on 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. Their efforts enabled the bombers to evade being caught for some time.
Muhedin Ali, 29, Wahbi Mohammed, 25, Ismail Abdurahman, 25, Siraj Ali, 32, and Abdul Sherif, 30, were all living in London. Muhedin Ali, 29, Wahbi Mohammed, 25, Ismail Abdurahman, 25, Siraj Ali, 32, and Abdul Sherif, 30, all from London, were given between seven and 17 years.
'Despicable'
Between them, the five men were convicted of 22 charges of failing to disclose information about terrorism and assisting an offender.
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.
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.
Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke said the two men who knew of the plot before it happened and failed to alert the authorities were "despicable".Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke said the two men who knew of the plot before it happened and failed to alert the authorities were "despicable".
"The bombers of July 21 2005 wanted to repeat the carnage of 7/7 by killing and maiming passengers on the London transport system. It was only through luck that they failed," he said."The bombers of July 21 2005 wanted to repeat the carnage of 7/7 by killing and maiming passengers on the London transport system. It was only through luck that they failed," he said.
The others, he added, had contributed to the public's fear of terrorism at that time by helping the bombers escape immediate capture.The others, he added, had contributed to the public's fear of terrorism at that time by helping the bombers escape immediate capture.