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21 July 2005 London bombings trial

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The jury were shown two videos which were allegedly found in homes of the defendants: footage on the tapes shows an alleged "jihad rap video" and filming of the beheading of an unidentified victim. Another tape showed what appeared to be instructions of how to make a suicide bomb vest.
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In the second week of the trial the jury was told that almost 200 hydrogen peroxide bottles were found in bins at the block of flats where the suspects are accused of making the devices. The prosecution claims that fingerprints belonging to defendants were found on the bottles.
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Hussein Osman claimed that the device he set off on an underground train was a hoax and was not intended to injure passengers. His claim was that it was a protest against the war in Iraq. This claim was also made by Yassin Omar towards the end of the trial.
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An expert from the government's Forensic Explosives Laboratory told the court that particles of an explosive substance were found at the home of Ramzi Mohammed. The expert explained that the explosive could be made at home with the right knowledge.
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In rejecting these claims the prosecution pointed to the apparent lack of planning for the aftermath of the explosions. The attempted bombers did not contact media organisations, and dispersed by various routes that showed no prior planning.
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guilty of conspiracy to murder, and each man was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 40 years. The jury failed to agree on verdicts on two other defendants, and a retrial started on 12 November 2007.
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Film showing a mixture of flour and hydrogen peroxide bubbling and smoking at Shepherd's Bush Tube station was shown in court. The prosecution alleges that this mixture was intended to explode.
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The court was shown surveillance photographs of five of the accused on a camping trip in the lake district. It is said that the men were running up and down the hill in an "organised way".
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was accused of involvement in the plot, and dumping his bomb in a London park after changing his mind about detonating his device. He was later sentenced to 33 years in prison.
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Nigel Sweeney QC, barrister for the prosecution alleged that the defendants were part of an extremist
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Mr Yahya claimed that the reason he and his co-defendants had purchased large quantities of
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CCTV footage showing Mr Asiedu at an amusement arcade on 21 July was shown to the jury.
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The court was shown what appeared to be a suicide note written by Muktar Said Ibrahim.
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plot to cause deadly explosions similar to those which killed over 50 people on
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George Carter-Stephenson QC, barrister representing Muktar Said Ibrahim
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and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 40 years.
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Index


Timeline of the 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
21 July 2005 London bombings
Jean Charles de Menezes
Reactions to the 2005 London bombings
21 July 2005 London bombings trial
Mohammad Sidique Khan
Shehzad Tanweer
Germaine Lindsay
Hasib Hussain
Yasin Hassan Omar
Osman Hussain
Muktar Said Ibrahim
Ramzi Mohammed
Hamdi Adus Isaac
London Underground
Aldgate
Tavistock Square
King's Cross
Liverpool Street
Oval
Russell Square
Shepherd's Bush
Warren Street
7 July Memorial
List of Islamist terrorist attacks
List of attacks on the London Underground
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