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21 July 'bomb plot' trial starts 21 July 'bomb plot' trial starts
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The trial of six men accused of attempting to carry out bomb attacks in London on 21 July is to start. Six Muslim extremists planned a series of "murderous suicide bombings" on 21 July 2005 in London, a court has heard.
The six defendants are charged with conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. The trial of the six defendants, charged with conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions, began earlier.
Muktar Said Ibrahim, Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, Hussein Osman, Yassin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Adel Yahya deny all the charges. Muktar Ibrahim, Manfo Asiedu, Hussein Osman, Yassin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Adel Yahya deny the charges.
The trial at Woolwich Crown Court in south-east London is expected to last up to four months.The trial at Woolwich Crown Court in south-east London is expected to last up to four months.
On Friday the judge Mr Justice Fulford told the jury: "It is on the basis of the evidence in this court and nothing else that you will be asked to reach your verdict in this case. Opening the case for the prosecution, Nigel Sweeney QC said it was "concerned with an extremist Muslim plot".
"You must remain wholly unaffected by any emotion and you must be wholly unaffected by any feelings of apprehension that you might have had in 2005." He said the "ultimate objective" was "to carry out a number of murderous suicide bombings on the public transport system in London".
"The day eventually chosen was Thursday 21 July 2005, just 14 days after the carnage of July 7."
Mr Sweeney said all six men were originally from Africa, and all "apparently in their twenties".
The jury has been told that the north London flat of Mr Omar was the "bomb factory" for the alleged conspiracy.