Timeline of major terrorism trials in Britain

Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:23pm BST
 
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(Reuters) - A jury failed to reach a verdict on Tuesday on two men accused of being part of an Islamist militant cell that tried to set off suicide bombs in London in July 2005.

Four men were convicted on Monday of plotting the failed attacks on London's transport system.

Here is a chronology of recent verdicts in British terrorism trials.

March 2003 - Jamaican-born Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal, a supporter of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, was sentenced to nine years in jail for incitement to murder by urging his followers to kill non-believers in a so-called holy war.

April 2003 - Two Algerians, Baghdad Meziane and Brahim Benmerzouga, were jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of raising cash for terrorism, making them the first people with suspected al Qaeda links to be imprisoned in Britain.

April 2005 - Kamel Bourgass, aka Nadir Habra, an al Qaeda-trained Algerian, was convicted of a plot to launch chemical and bomb attacks after a global investigation across 17 countries. Bourgass was also found guilty in 2004 of the murder of detective Stephen Oake after his flat was raided in Manchester. Police said he raid was linked to the discovery of ricin in London. Bourgass was sentenced to 22 years for the murder.

April 2005 - Briton Saajid Badat, who admitted conspiring with "shoebomber" Richard Reid to blow up airliners over the Atlantic but had a change of heart before boarding his flight, was jailed for 13 years.

September 2005 - Andrew Rowe, a British Muslim convert, was found guilty of terrorist offences and sentenced to 15 years in jail for possessing secret codes and a hand-written weapons handbook. British anti-terrorism officials described him as an "international warrior".

November 2006 - Dhiren Barot, a senior al Qaeda operative, who admitted a plot to blow up the New York Stock Exchange and carry out attacks in Britain with gas-filled limousines and a "dirty bomb", was jailed for a minimum of 30 years.  Continued...

 
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