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'Bus bomb' bid CCTV shown to jury 'Bus bomb' bid CCTV shown to jury
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A jury has seen CCTV footage said to show the moment one of the men on trial over the alleged 21 July 2005 bomb plot tried to set off a device on a bus.A jury has seen CCTV footage said to show the moment one of the men on trial over the alleged 21 July 2005 bomb plot tried to set off a device on a bus.
Muktar Ibrahim, is said to have tried to detonate a homemade bomb on a number 26 bus in east London. Muktar Ibrahim, is said to have tried to detonate a homemade bomb on a number 26 bus in Shoreditch, east London.
Driver Mark Maybanks told Woolwich Crown Court he heard a "loud bang" and thought another vehicle had hit him.Driver Mark Maybanks told Woolwich Crown Court he heard a "loud bang" and thought another vehicle had hit him.
Mr Ibrahim, 29, and five other men deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions.Mr Ibrahim, 29, and five other men deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions.
The other defendants are Manfo Asiedu, Hussein Osman, Ramzi Mohammed, Yassin Omar and Adel Yahya.The other defendants are Manfo Asiedu, Hussein Osman, Ramzi Mohammed, Yassin Omar and Adel Yahya.
The prosecution claims the men wanted to bomb the bus and three Tube trains but their devices failed to detonate. THE ACCUSED Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, from Stoke Newington, north LondonRamzi Mohammed, 25, from North Kensington, west LondonYassin Omar, 26, from New Southgate, north LondonHussein Osman, 28, of no fixed addressManfo Kwaku Asiedu, 33, of no fixed addressAdel Yahya, 24, of High Road, Tottenham, north London
The prosecution claims the men planned suicide bomb attacks on the bus and three Tube trains but their devices failed to detonate.
Mr Maybanks said he found a rucksack on the floor on the top deck of the bus with the alleged explosive mixture of hydrogen peroxide and chapatti flour "oozing out of the sides".Mr Maybanks said he found a rucksack on the floor on the top deck of the bus with the alleged explosive mixture of hydrogen peroxide and chapatti flour "oozing out of the sides".
"I have never smelt anything like it before," Mr Maybanks told the court. "It was definitely a tainted smell, something that is not right on a bus.""I have never smelt anything like it before," Mr Maybanks told the court. "It was definitely a tainted smell, something that is not right on a bus."
'Eye contact'
Mr Ibrahim is alleged to have tried to set off his bomb shortly after 1300 on Shoreditch High Street, near the junction with Hackney Road.
The CCTV footage played in court showed passengers suddenly turning in their seats at the sound of the bang.
It was the way he boarded the bus that makes it stick out in my mind Mark Maybanks, bus driver
The film showed the man said to be Mr Ibrahim then abandon the rucksack near his seat at the back of the top deck and climb down the stairs.
Mr Maybanks, who had stopped the bus in the middle of the road, opened the bus doors and walked to the back to check for damage.
It was at this point that Mr Ibrahim is said to have left the vehicle and fled the scene.
After establishing there had not been collision, Mr Maybanks drove into Hackney Road and pulled up at a bus stop.
Mr Maybanks said as he climbed the stairs to the top deck, he noticed several screws - alleged by the prosecution to have been packed around the bomb.
Mr Maybanks said Mr Ibrahim had earlier caught his attention when he got on the Waterloo to Hackney Wick bus near Bank station.
21 JULY 'BOMB PLOT' TRIALMap of London showing key locations of prosecution caseEnlarge Map
"As a bus driver you get a feeling for people," he told the court.
"This particular gentleman, it was the way he boarded the bus that makes it stick out in my mind.
"Most passengers who have a bus pass just get on - they do not make eye contact.
"This particular gentlemen was waving the bus pass in a funny kind of manner and made staring eye contact with me.
"That seemed to stick in my mind."
The trial continues.The trial continues.