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July 21 plotters lose appeal bid
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| Three judges in London dismissed applications brought by Muktar Said Ibrahim, Yassin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Hussain Osman. |
Four men serving at least 40 years behind bars for planning the failed July 21 London suicide bombings have lost their Court of Appeal bid to challenge their convictions.
Three judges in London dismissed applications brought by Muktar Said Ibrahim, Yassin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Hussain Osman for leave to appeal.
They were jailed for life last July after being convicted at London's Woolwich Crown Court of conspiracy to murder.
The ruling was given by Sir Igor Judge, Mr Justice Forbes and Mr Justice Mackay, who heard argument in the case last month.
On July 21, 2005, the men had tried to detonate rucksacks laden with explosives on three Underground trains at Shepherd's Bush station, Oval station and Warren Street station, together with a bus in Hackney Road, killing themselves and passengers, but the bombs failed to go off.
The attempted attacks came two weeks after four suicide bombers struck in central London, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770.
The judges also dismissed applications brought by Mohammed and Osman against sentence.
Sir Igor said: "These were merciless and extreme crimes. As they were rightly meant to be, the sentences were severe and extreme.
"Beyond doubt, however, they were utterly justified."
At their trial the four had maintained that the events of July 21 were an elaborate hoax designed to protest against and draw attention to Britain's role in the attack upon and occupation of Iraq.
Copyright Press Association Ltd 2008, All Rights Reserved.
2:12pm Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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