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| Terror police 'found 9/11 speech' | Terror police 'found 9/11 speech' |
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| A speech by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was found at a London flat used by the alleged 21 July plotters to make rucksack bombs, a court has heard. | A speech by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was found at a London flat used by the alleged 21 July plotters to make rucksack bombs, a court has heard. |
| The November 2004 speech addressed the American people on the "causes" of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. | The November 2004 speech addressed the American people on the "causes" of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. |
| Woolwich Crown Court was also told dozens of bottles of hydrogen peroxide were found at the tower block flat in New Southgate, north London. | Woolwich Crown Court was also told dozens of bottles of hydrogen peroxide were found at the tower block flat in New Southgate, north London. |
| Yassin Omar, who lived at the flat, and five others deny conspiracy to murder. | Yassin Omar, who lived at the flat, and five others deny conspiracy to murder. |
| All six men - Hussein Osman, Ramzi Mohammed, Adel Yahya, Muktar Ibrahim, Manfo Asiedu and Mr Omar - also deny a charge of conspiracy to cause explosions. | All six men - Hussein Osman, Ramzi Mohammed, Adel Yahya, Muktar Ibrahim, Manfo Asiedu and Mr Omar - also deny a charge of conspiracy to cause explosions. |
| THE ACCUSED Muktar 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 Asiedu, 33, of no fixed addressAdel Yahya, 24, of High Road, Tottenham, north London | THE ACCUSED Muktar 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 Asiedu, 33, of no fixed addressAdel Yahya, 24, of High Road, Tottenham, north London |
| Mr Omar's fingerprints, and those of several of the other defendants, were found on the boxes and bottles of peroxide recovered from the flat, the jury heard. | Mr Omar's fingerprints, and those of several of the other defendants, were found on the boxes and bottles of peroxide recovered from the flat, the jury heard. |
| A printed transcript of the Bin Laden speech - which had been sent to Arab TV station al-Jazeera - was found in a cupboard, the court was told. | A printed transcript of the Bin Laden speech - which had been sent to Arab TV station al-Jazeera - was found in a cupboard, the court was told. |
| Officers also removed a flyer for a demonstration held soon after 9/11 to show "solidarity for Muslims in Palestine and respect for the martyrs", the court heard. | Officers also removed a flyer for a demonstration held soon after 9/11 to show "solidarity for Muslims in Palestine and respect for the martyrs", the court heard. |
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| Police raided the flat four days after the men allegedly tried to carry out a series of suicide bombings on London's transport network. | Police raided the flat four days after the men allegedly tried to carry out a series of suicide bombings on London's transport network. |
| They also recovered a rucksack and a brown, long sleeve v-neck T-shirt with a hole in the lower back. | They also recovered a rucksack and a brown, long sleeve v-neck T-shirt with a hole in the lower back. |
| Detective Constable Malcolm Wilson, from Scotland Yard's Counter Terrorism Command said the property was searched for 10 days. | Detective Constable Malcolm Wilson, from Scotland Yard's Counter Terrorism Command said the property was searched for 10 days. |
| The jury was shown photographs of the flat, including one of "apparent corrosion" on the control panel of the cooker in the kitchen. | The jury was shown photographs of the flat, including one of "apparent corrosion" on the control panel of the cooker in the kitchen. |
| 21 JULY 'BOMB PLOT' TRIALMap of London showing key locations of prosecution caseEnlarge Map | |
| Another showed the residue of a yellow-coloured substance on the shelf of a furniture unit. | Another showed the residue of a yellow-coloured substance on the shelf of a furniture unit. |
| The court heard among the other items found in the flat were a flier criticising Pakistan for "declaring war on Islam by siding with America's war on terror" and a video tape on religion that "discussed the hatred of Shia Muslims, Hindus, Russians and Jews". | |
| Nigel Sweeny QC, for the prosecution, reading police notes, said a document was found in the bathroom called Algeria - Travesty Of Truth, and a VHS cassette in the living room entitled Caravan Of Martyrs. | |
| Other videos in the room included one called Islam - The Only Solution To World Peace. | |
| An untitled tape, described as a "homemade cassette including speeches made by Osama bin Laden and images of a suicide bomber attacking the US barracks in Saudi Arabia", was also there, Mr Sweeny said. | |
| CD-roms found allegedly included a course on jihad "including the virtues of injury for the sake of Allah" and another of The 19 Martyrs which was "the last will/message of those who attacked America on 9/11" the QC added. |