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Airliner bombs plot leader jailed Airline plot trio get life terms
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The ringleader of a plot to blow up transatlantic flights with home-made liquid bombs has been jailed for a minimum of 40 years. Three men who plotted to blow up transatlantic flights with liquid bombs have received life sentences, with minimum terms of 32 to 40 years.
Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, had identified seven flights from London to the US and Canada to be attacked. Ringleader Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, will serve a minimum of 40 years in jail.
The plot's "quartermaster", Assad Sarwar, 29, was sentenced to at least 36 years. Tanvir Hussain, 28, awaits sentence at Woolwich Crown Court. Plot "quartermaster" Assad Sarwar, 29, was jailed for at least 36 years, while Tanvir Hussain, 28, received at least 32 years' jail at Woolwich Crown Court.
The arrests in 2006 caused chaos to international aviation. The judge said the men were guilty of "the most grave and wicked conspiracy ever proven within this jurisdiction".
They prompted current passenger restrictions on liquids. Their arrests in 2006 caused chaos to world aviation and prompted current passenger restrictions on liquids.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, is seeking a retrial of three other men for conspiracy to murder, after the jury failed to reach a verdict on this charge against them.The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, is seeking a retrial of three other men for conspiracy to murder, after the jury failed to reach a verdict on this charge against them.
A legal hearing on 5 October will decide whether Ibrahim Savant, 28, Arafat Khan, 28, and Waheed Zaman, 25, will face another trial.A legal hearing on 5 October will decide whether Ibrahim Savant, 28, Arafat Khan, 28, and Waheed Zaman, 25, will face another trial.