(London) Times: Islamic extremists guilty of airline bomb plot

Three British Muslims were found guilty today of conspiracy to murder thousands of passengers and crew in an unprecedented airline bomb plot that could have proved as deadly as the 9/11 attacks.

After a retrial at Woolwich Crown Court, jurors found the ringleader, Abdulla Ahmed, and two other men, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain, guilty of plotting to use liquid bombs to blow up airliners en route from Heathrow to the United States.

Another defendant, Umar Islam, was found guilty of a more general charge of conspiracy to murder because jurors could not decide whether he knew of the specific targets in the plot three years ago.

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3 comments on “(London) Times: Islamic extremists guilty of airline bomb plot

  1. Sick & Tired of Nuance says:

    I wonder how long it will take for them to be let go to sweeten an oil deal?

  2. Jeffersonian says:

    Oh no, more [url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-508901/Government-renames-Islamic-terrorism-anti-Islamic-activity-woo-Muslims.html]anti-Islamic activity[/url] in the UK!

  3. Katherine says:

    I commend the Times for its willingness to use “Islamic extremists” in its headline, and for making its first words of text “Three British Muslims.” American newspapers seem to have decided, wrongly, I believe, that it is derogatory to all Muslims to point out that the extremists are Islamic extremists.