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Three defendants in the 21 July terror trial have been found guilty of a plot to bomb London's transport network.Three defendants in the 21 July terror trial have been found guilty of a plot to bomb London's transport network.
Jurors found Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, Yassin Omar, 26, and Ramzi Mohammed, 25, guilty of conspiracy to murder.Jurors found Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, Yassin Omar, 26, and Ramzi Mohammed, 25, guilty of conspiracy to murder.
The verdicts on three other defendants, who all deny charges against them, are still being considered by the jury of nine women and three men.The verdicts on three other defendants, who all deny charges against them, are still being considered by the jury of nine women and three men.
Woolwich Crown Court heard how the cell tried to detonate bombs on three tube trains and a bus on July 21, 2005.Woolwich Crown Court heard how the cell tried to detonate bombs on three tube trains and a bus on July 21, 2005.
Majority verdictMajority verdict
The suspects had claimed the bombs were fakes, and the attacks had been intended as a protest against the war in Iraq.The suspects had claimed the bombs were fakes, and the attacks had been intended as a protest against the war in Iraq.
The failure of those bombs to explode owed nothing to the intention of these defendants, rather it was simply the good fortune of the travelling public that day that they were spared Nigel Sweeney QCThe failure of those bombs to explode owed nothing to the intention of these defendants, rather it was simply the good fortune of the travelling public that day that they were spared Nigel Sweeney QC
After unanimously returning three guilty verdicts against Ibrahim, Omar and Mohammed, jurors were sent out to continue their deliberations on the three other defendants, Hussain Osman, 28, Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, 34, and Adel Yahya, 24.After unanimously returning three guilty verdicts against Ibrahim, Omar and Mohammed, jurors were sent out to continue their deliberations on the three other defendants, Hussain Osman, 28, Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, 34, and Adel Yahya, 24.
The judge, Mr Justice Fulford QC, said he would accept a majority verdict of 10-2. The judge, Mr Justice Fulford QC, said he would accept a majority verdict of 10 to 2.
Mohammed had targeted a train at Oval station in south London, Omar was on board a train at Warren Street in central London and Ibrahim had boarded a bus in Hackney, east London.Mohammed had targeted a train at Oval station in south London, Omar was on board a train at Warren Street in central London and Ibrahim had boarded a bus in Hackney, east London.
The six men have been on trial for six months.The six men have been on trial for six months.
The trial heard that dozens of people would have been killed if the bombs, which were made of a similar hydrogen peroxide mixture used by the 7 July attackers, had detonated properly.The trial heard that dozens of people would have been killed if the bombs, which were made of a similar hydrogen peroxide mixture used by the 7 July attackers, had detonated properly.
Mohammed and Ibrahim were recaptured a week later in a flat in west London.Mohammed and Ibrahim were recaptured a week later in a flat in west London.
Omar was arrested in Birmingham after travelling there disguised as a woman in a burka.Omar was arrested in Birmingham after travelling there disguised as a woman in a burka.
Nigel Sweeney QC, prosecutor, had told the trial the men chose a date "just 14 days after the carnage of July 7".Nigel Sweeney QC, prosecutor, had told the trial the men chose a date "just 14 days after the carnage of July 7".
But the trial heard evidence that the conspiracy "had been in existence long before the events of July 7" and was not a "hastily-arranged copycat" operation.But the trial heard evidence that the conspiracy "had been in existence long before the events of July 7" and was not a "hastily-arranged copycat" operation.
Mr Sweeney said: "The failure of those bombs to explode owed nothing to the intention of these defendants, rather it was simply the good fortune of the travelling public that day that they were spared."Mr Sweeney said: "The failure of those bombs to explode owed nothing to the intention of these defendants, rather it was simply the good fortune of the travelling public that day that they were spared."