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The judge in the trial of eight men accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic flights has told the jury he will accept a majority verdict.The judge in the trial of eight men accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic flights has told the jury he will accept a majority verdict.
Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, and seven other British men are accused of a plot to activate bombs disguised as drinks.Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, and seven other British men are accused of a plot to activate bombs disguised as drinks.
The judge, Mr Justice Henriques, told jurors he would accept a majority verdict of at least 10 to two on their eleventh day of deliberations.The judge, Mr Justice Henriques, told jurors he would accept a majority verdict of at least 10 to two on their eleventh day of deliberations.
Mr Ali and the others all deny conspiracy to murder.Mr Ali and the others all deny conspiracy to murder.
The trial followed the UK's most drawn-out terrorism inquiries.
The prosecution claims the men planned to use soft drink bottles to take deadly explosives on to flights.The prosecution claims the men planned to use soft drink bottles to take deadly explosives on to flights.
But the defendants told the court that they had been planning a political stunt, including small explosions only intended to frighten people at airports.But the defendants told the court that they had been planning a political stunt, including small explosions only intended to frighten people at airports.
The others accused of involvement in the plot include: Assad Sarwar, 29, of High Wycombe, Bucks; Tanvir Hussain, 28, of Leyton, east London; Umar Islam, 31, of Plaistow, east London; Ibrahim Savant, 28, of Stoke Newington, north London; Arafat Waheed Khan, 28, and Waheed Zaman, 25, of Walthamstow, north east London; and Donald Stewart-Whyte, 23, of High Wycombe.The others accused of involvement in the plot include: Assad Sarwar, 29, of High Wycombe, Bucks; Tanvir Hussain, 28, of Leyton, east London; Umar Islam, 31, of Plaistow, east London; Ibrahim Savant, 28, of Stoke Newington, north London; Arafat Waheed Khan, 28, and Waheed Zaman, 25, of Walthamstow, north east London; and Donald Stewart-Whyte, 23, of High Wycombe.