11 Charged in Air Bomb Plot
British Police have charged 11 people in connection with an alleged plot to blow up United States-bound planes. Counter-terrorism prosecutor Susan Hemming says eight were charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism; ...eight were charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism... | a 17-year-old was charged with possessing articles useful for acts of terrorism; and two were charged with failing to disclose material assistance in preventing an act of terrorism. Nine of the 11 people charged are from London.
Eleven other suspects remain in custody but have not been charged. Investigators say they have found bomb-making equipment and martyrdom videos. Authorities believe the suspects planned to detonate liquid explosives aboard commercial jets bound for the US.
Posted by: Fred 2006-08-22 |