Three defendants in the 21 July terror trial have been found guilty of a plot to bomb London's transport network. Jurors found Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, Yassin Omar, 26, and Ramzi Mohammed, 25, guilty of conspiracy to murder.
The verdicts of three other defendants, who all deny charges against them, are still being considered by the jury of nine women and three men.
Woolwich Crown Court heard how the cell tried to detonate bombs on three tube trains and a bus on July 21, 2005. The suspects had claimed the bombs were fakes, and the attacks had been intended as a protest against the war in Iraq. Honestly, y'honour, it was, like, street theatre an' stuff. Art, ya know. Prolly should be gettin' grants an' an agent. | After unanimously returning three guilty verdicts against Ibrahim, Omar and Mohammed, jurors were sent out to continue their deliberations on the three other defendants, Hussain Osman, Manfo Kwaku Asiedu and Adel Yahya. The judge, Mr Justice Fulford QC, said he would accept a majority verdict of 10-2. |