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'Plotters made martyrdom videos' 'Plotters made martyrdom videos'
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Members of a group accused of plotting to blow up passenger planes mid-air as they crossed the Atlantic made Islamic martyrdom videos, a court has heard.Members of a group accused of plotting to blow up passenger planes mid-air as they crossed the Atlantic made Islamic martyrdom videos, a court has heard.
Two of the eight men recorded the videos, which were found by police in a car in Walthamstow, east London, in August 2006, jurors were told.Two of the eight men recorded the videos, which were found by police in a car in Walthamstow, east London, in August 2006, jurors were told.
They were contemplating violent deaths in the name of Islam, prosecutors said.They were contemplating violent deaths in the name of Islam, prosecutors said.
All eight men deny conspiring to murder others and endangering aircraft bound for the US and Canada in 2006.All eight men deny conspiring to murder others and endangering aircraft bound for the US and Canada in 2006.
After their arrests in August that year, passengers were banned from carrying most liquids on board aircraft.After their arrests in August that year, passengers were banned from carrying most liquids on board aircraft.
EIGHT ACCUSED MEN TOP ROW OF PICTURE (L-R): Abdul Ahmed Ali, 27Assad Sarwar, 24Tanvir Hussain, 27Mohammed Gulzar, 26 BOTTOM ROW (L-R): Ibrahim Savant, 27Arafat Waheed Khan, 26Waheed Zaman, 23Umar Islam, 29 The 'airliners plot' allegations
The jury at Woolwich Crown Court was shown a still taken from one video, which prosecutors said featured defendant Umar Islam wearing a headscarf in front of a black flag.The jury at Woolwich Crown Court was shown a still taken from one video, which prosecutors said featured defendant Umar Islam wearing a headscarf in front of a black flag.
Peter Wright QC, prosecuting, said the recordings "were significant" because they showed the men "contemplated losing their lives in some violent act", which would be a "perceived act of martyrdom in the name of Islam".Peter Wright QC, prosecuting, said the recordings "were significant" because they showed the men "contemplated losing their lives in some violent act", which would be a "perceived act of martyrdom in the name of Islam".
The eight men are accused of plotting to use home-made devices of liquid explosives, which would be smuggled on to aircraft and then used to blow up a number of transatlantic flights from London's Heathrow Airport.
The defendants are Abdul Ahmed Ali, aka Ahmed Ali Khan, 27, of Walthamstow, Assad Sarwar, 24, of High Wycombe, Tanvir Hussain, 27, of no fixed address, and Mohammed Gulzar, 26, of Barking. Also charged, are Ibrahim Savant, 27, of Walthamstow, Arafat Waheed Khan, 26, of Walthamstow, Waheed Zaman, 23, of Walthamstow, and Umar Islam, aka Brian Young, 29, of High Wycombe.