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Evening Standard (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Seven men accused of plotting to blow up planes by smuggling bombs in their hand luggage and detonating them mid-flight will face a retrial. The first trial ended on Monday, with three of the men - Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain - convicted of conspiracy to murder. However, a jury failed to reach a verdict on four other men after becoming deadlocked over the key allegation...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
(L-R top) Umar Islam, Waheed Zaman, Assad Sarwar, Mohammed Gulzar; (L-R bottom) Arafat Khan, Abdullah Ibrahim Savant, Abdullah Ahmed Ali, and Tanvir Hussain. Photograph: Getty ImagesAbdulla Ahmed AliIn Abdulla Ahmed Ali's martyrdom video he described himself as the leader of the "blessed" operation. The 27-year-old, also known as Ahmed Ali Khan, was the only...
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The Sun (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... in soft drinks bottles were to be used on jets. The three convicted of plotting murder were Abdullah Ahmed Ali, 27, Assad Sarwar, 28, and Tanvir Hussein, 27. Advertisement Share this article
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... considered a full retrial of seven men accused of plotting to blow up aircraft. Assad Sarwar, Abdullah Ahmed Ali and Tanvir Hussain were convicted of conspiracy to murder but the jury failed to decide if transatlantic jets were the targets.There were no verdicts on Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan, Waheed Zaman and Umar Islam.The five-month trial followed a year-long investigation...
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
... charge, conspiracy to commit murder, and it found one man not guilty.Associated Press From left, Abdullah Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain were found guilty of conspiracy.The Crown Prosecution Service said it was considering requesting a retrial. In Britain, prosecutors typically have as long as seven weeks to decide.The plot, which investigators said could have caused massive...
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Blogging for a free world (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
... If you read that, you would think no one was convicted: in fact, the three who pleaded guilty, Abdullah Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain, actually were convicted . But the problem here is that four others weren’t and that jurors were unable to decide whether or not they were Al-Qaeda members. WordPress tags: terrorism , UK , Al-Qaeda Technorati tags: terrorism , UK , Al-Qaeda...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
... prosecution that the plot was specifically linked to blowing up passenger aircraft. It ruled that Abdullah Ahmed Ali, the gang's 27-year-old leader, was guilty of "conspiracy to the murder of persons unknown," along with co-defendants Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain. The jury found one of the eight men, Mohammed Gulzar, not guilty, and was unable to reach verdicts on the four remaining...
