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| Pair not to face 'air plot' trial | Pair not to face 'air plot' trial |
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| Two brothers charged in connection with an alleged airliner bomb plot have walked free from court. | Two brothers charged in connection with an alleged airliner bomb plot have walked free from court. |
| The judge at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London ruled there was insufficient evidence to put them on trial. | The judge at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London ruled there was insufficient evidence to put them on trial. |
| Mehran Hussain, 24, and Umair Hussain, 25, of Chingford, east London, were discharged after a committal hearing. | Mehran Hussain, 24, and Umair Hussain, 25, of Chingford, east London, were discharged after a committal hearing. |
| They were accused of failing to disclose information about a brother, Nabeel, who was a suspect in the case. | They were accused of failing to disclose information about a brother, Nabeel, who was a suspect in the case. |
| District Judge Quentin Purdy said there was not enough evidence to try the brothers. | |
| The pair, who had been arrested at their home on 9 August, had been charged in connection with an alleged plot to bomb trans-Atlantic airliners in mid-air. | |
| The alleged plot sparked a massive security clampdown, which led to widespread disruption at British airports in August. |