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| Man admits Glasgow bomb charge | Man admits Glasgow bomb charge |
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| The brother of a man who died attacking Glasgow Airport with a car bomb has admitted withholding information. | |
| Sabeel Ahmed, 26, pleaded guilty the charge at a hearing at the Old Bailey in London. | |
| Ahmed, a doctor from Bangalore, India, was arrested in Liverpool and charged on Saturday 30 June, the same day as the attack. | |
| Prosecutors say Ahmed's brother, Kafeel, texted and e-mailed the doctor before driving a car into the airport. | |
| Kafeel Ahmed drove the burning Cherokee Jeep into the terminal building at Glasgow Airport, an attack watched by travellers who escaped serious injury. | |
| He was arrested at the scene after being hosed down by an off-duty police officer - but he had already suffered 90% burns. He died in Glasgow Royal Infirmary on 2 August. | |
| On Friday morning, the Old Bailey heard that Kafeel had texted Sabeel, who was based in Liverpool, shortly before the attack. | |
| It alerting Sabeel Ahmed to a draft email available to read online. | |
| Goal achieved | |
| He opened the email after the attack had taken place and learned of his brother's intentions, the court heard. | |
| In the email, Kafeel Ahmed said he would have achieved his goal by the time the message had been read. | |
| It also pointed out he had not said anything beforehand for the safety of both his brother and the "project". | |
| He appealed to his brother to keep it secret for as long as possible and to appear shocked if told of what had happened. | |
| He suggested telling people that he had gone to Iceland as part of a research project on global warming. |