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| 'Bomb materials' found in woods | 'Bomb materials' found in woods |
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| A trial into an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic planes was told how a suitcase with potential bomb-making material inside was found in woods. | A trial into an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic planes was told how a suitcase with potential bomb-making material inside was found in woods. |
| The case, whose contents included plastic syringes, thermometers and a glass jar, was hidden in King's Wood, Bucks, Woolwich Crown Court heard. | The case, whose contents included plastic syringes, thermometers and a glass jar, was hidden in King's Wood, Bucks, Woolwich Crown Court heard. |
| Eight men are accused of planning to detonate home-made bombs, disguised as soft drinks, on several flights. | Eight men are accused of planning to detonate home-made bombs, disguised as soft drinks, on several flights. |
| All deny conspiring to murder and endangering planes in August 2006. | All deny conspiring to murder and endangering planes in August 2006. |
| They are alleged to have been planning to detonate bombs mid-air on flights from London to cities across North America, including Montreal, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago, New York and Washington. | They are alleged to have been planning to detonate bombs mid-air on flights from London to cities across North America, including Montreal, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago, New York and Washington. |
| Fingerprint found | Fingerprint found |
| The court heard how the suitcase was found by police searching the 600-acre wood near High Wycombe. | The court heard how the suitcase was found by police searching the 600-acre wood near High Wycombe. |
| The search, which started on 9 August, 2006, coincided with the arrest of Assad Sarwar, of High Wycombe, and the seven others now on trial. | The search, which started on 9 August, 2006, coincided with the arrest of Assad Sarwar, of High Wycombe, and the seven others now on trial. |
| It was their arrests that led to a ban on passengers carrying most liquids on board aircraft. | It was their arrests that led to a ban on passengers carrying most liquids on board aircraft. |
| The suitcase was said to have been hidden at the base of a tree and covered with leaves. | The suitcase was said to have been hidden at the base of a tree and covered with leaves. |
| Richard Whittam, prosecuting, told the court how the suitcase was opened, with the help of explosives officers, and found to contain items including a jar with a fingerprint on it. | Richard Whittam, prosecuting, told the court how the suitcase was opened, with the help of explosives officers, and found to contain items including a jar with a fingerprint on it. |
| This resembled that of Mr Sarwar, said by prosecutors to have been one of the ringleaders of the alleged plot, Mr Whittam said. | This resembled that of Mr Sarwar, said by prosecutors to have been one of the ringleaders of the alleged plot, Mr Whittam said. |
| The prosecutor added that the items found in the wood were among equipment needed manufacture a high explosive known as hexamethylene triperoxide (HTMD). | The prosecutor added that the items found in the wood were among equipment needed manufacture a high explosive known as hexamethylene triperoxide (HTMD). |
| Police also recovered a Saxo salt container filled with a white powder, later identified as hexamine, plus a plastic bottle filled with 40% strength hydrogen peroxide, with a note saying, "To make mix 11oz of," Mr Whittam said. | Police also recovered a Saxo salt container filled with a white powder, later identified as hexamine, plus a plastic bottle filled with 40% strength hydrogen peroxide, with a note saying, "To make mix 11oz of," Mr Whittam said. |
| Eighteen pipettes and a quantity of citric acid were also found, the court heard. | Eighteen pipettes and a quantity of citric acid were also found, the court heard. |
| 'Bomb factory' | 'Bomb factory' |
| On 3 November, 2006, officers found a bin liner in another part of the woods, containing a plastic bottle in a cardboard tube containing more hydrogen peroxide. | On 3 November, 2006, officers found a bin liner in another part of the woods, containing a plastic bottle in a cardboard tube containing more hydrogen peroxide. |
| Another police search, of Fennell's Wood near the M40, recovered several five-litre plastic water bottles containing hydrogen peroxide at 20 and 40% strength, jurors heard. | Another police search, of Fennell's Wood near the M40, recovered several five-litre plastic water bottles containing hydrogen peroxide at 20 and 40% strength, jurors heard. |
| Empty bottles and a sugary drink called Tang were found, jurors heard | Empty bottles and a sugary drink called Tang were found, jurors heard |
| The court was later told further details about an alleged "bomb factory" in Walthamstow, east London. | |
| Jurors were shown moving colour graphics of the two-bedroom flat, which prosecutors claim was used by the men to test home-made liquid bombs. | Jurors were shown moving colour graphics of the two-bedroom flat, which prosecutors claim was used by the men to test home-made liquid bombs. |
| Richard Whittam, prosecuting, said Oasis and Lucozade plastic drinks bottles - some with a hole in the bottom - were found by police in the cupboard of the kitchen, where the windows had been blacked out. | Richard Whittam, prosecuting, said Oasis and Lucozade plastic drinks bottles - some with a hole in the bottom - were found by police in the cupboard of the kitchen, where the windows had been blacked out. |
| The DNA of both Mr Ali and Mr Hussain was identified on some of the bottles, the court was told. | The DNA of both Mr Ali and Mr Hussain was identified on some of the bottles, the court was told. |
| Officers also discovered bags of a sugary powdered drink called Tang, which contained a "high level of sucrose" which could be "used as fuel in various explosives", Mr Whittam said. | Officers also discovered bags of a sugary powdered drink called Tang, which contained a "high level of sucrose" which could be "used as fuel in various explosives", Mr Whittam said. |
| Electronic scales, black wire, pieces of foam, batteries, a stained metal spoon, an volt reader, a ph reader and a pocket knife were also found, jurors heard. | Electronic scales, black wire, pieces of foam, batteries, a stained metal spoon, an volt reader, a ph reader and a pocket knife were also found, jurors heard. |
| The defendants are Mr Sarwar, 24, Tanvir Hussain, 27, of Leyton, east London, and Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 27, Waheed Zaman, 23, and Arafat Waheed Khan, 26, all of Walthamstow, east London. | The defendants are Mr Sarwar, 24, Tanvir Hussain, 27, of Leyton, east London, and Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 27, Waheed Zaman, 23, and Arafat Waheed Khan, 26, all of Walthamstow, east London. |
| Also charged are Mohammed Gulzar, 26, of Barking, east London, Ibrahim Savant, 27, of Stoke Newington, north London, and Umar Islam, 29, of Plaistow, east London. | Also charged are Mohammed Gulzar, 26, of Barking, east London, Ibrahim Savant, 27, of Stoke Newington, north London, and Umar Islam, 29, of Plaistow, east London. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |