Five guilty in UK terror bomb plot
LONDON, England (CNN) — Five Britons have been jailed for life after being found guilty of plotting to carry out al Qaeda-inspired bomb attacks across Britain on targets ranging from a nightclub to a shopping mall.
The gang planned to use 600 kg (1,300 lb) of fertilizer to make explosives to be used in bombings in revenge for Britain’s support for the United States in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, prosecutors said.
Details of the case — previously kept secret to ensure a fair trial — reveal previously undisclosed ties between the five men, the suicide bombers who attacked London’s transport network in 2005, and other al-Qaeda linked cells.
Spies had seen Mohammed Sidique Khan, the suspected ringleader of the July 7 bombings, and accomplice Shehzad Tanweer with the men in the days leading up to their arrest, but discounted them because they were not involved in the plot.
Source: www.cnn.com
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