British Court Frees Airline Plot Suspects

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Two brothers charged in an alleged plot to blow up U.S. bound airliners were released Wednesday after a British court ruled the evidence against them was insufficient to warrant a trial.

Umair Hussain, 25, and Mehran Hussain 23, had been accused of failing to disclose information about their brother Nabeel Hussain, 22.

Nabeel Hussain is one of 11 people charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism in the plot, which police said they foiled in August. He was granted bail on Friday, along with a 17-year-old suspect who cannot be named because he is under age.

District Judge Quentin Purdy ordered the brothers freed during a hearing at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court, meaning they no longer face any charges.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Britain-Bomb-Plot.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[TomInTib]

1. The fact that they are even granting bail means they have nothing.

Do you think the networks will devote the next few days to this?

Yeah, neither do I.

[moodforaday]

2. Two more accused in liquid explosives plot walk free today

BBC NEWS | UK | Pair not to face 'air plot' trial

Two brothers charged in connection with an alleged airliner bomb plot have walked free from court.

The judge at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London ruled there was insufficient evidence to put them on trial.

Mehran Hussain, 24, and Umair Hussain, 25, of Chingford, east London, were discharged after a committal hearing.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6107060.stm

[HughBeaumont]

3. I suppose we'll hear MORE about "The Plot That Wasn't"

in the coming weeks.

Wonder if the scare they'd hoped for didn't work out like they planned?:tinfoilhat:

[seemunkee]

4. and we still can't take a tube of toothpaste on a plane

[endarkenment]

6. You can: 3oz size fine.

of course the standard travel size is 4oz. In fact you can travel with any number of 3oz containers of liquids and gels. You could, for example, travel with 1,000 3oz toothpaste tubes. See how safe we are?

On the other hand, they did a full search of my aged, sick, moderately demented, wheel chair bound mom when I flew her out to the left coast. I'm sure that patting down her cholostomy bag made everyone real safe.

[seemunkee]

7. Only as many as will fit in a 1qt zip lock bag

and a half full 6 oz tube doesn't cut it, sometimes. Recently flew with my family. They took mine when we flew out and then took my daughters when we flew home.

[leftchick]

5. "The Plot That Was Not"

not shocked.

[thingfisher]

8. This part of the rest of the story

will receive very little coverage in the news. How long will people swallow the phoney war on terror crap that is being shove down our throats? As alleged terrorists are set free for lack of evidence, why doesn't the media ask what the fuck is going on here? Fake terror alerts are just an effective tool to keep the sheep unnerved and fluidless.

Anyone who has taken the time to research the topic knows that the concept of mixing "explosives" from common carry on fluids in the quantities that passengers carry on is a load of crap from the git go! Don't even mention the fact that they quantities must be kept at exacting temperatures, carefully measured and then "aged" for 24 hours before they can even be used!

Wise up people, terrorism serves the purposes of the state.

[bobbieinok]

9. I was watching TV for 1st time in years when this 'plot' happened

It was such a 'major win in the war on terra', and now we find out there's not much to the story???? Who could have imagined??? :sarcasm: