Three charged with 7/7 conspiracy

[IronScorpio5]

Source: SEE LINK

Three men were today charged over the July 7 terror attacks on London.Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil are accused of conspiring with the four 7/7 suicide bombers, who killed 52 innocent people.

They are charged with conspiracy to cause explosions on the transport for London system and/or tourist attractions in the capital likely to endanger life. They are the first people to be charged in connection with the attacks.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, head of Scotland Yard's Counter Terrorism Command, said the investigation into the bombings had now reached "a new stage". Today's charges followed 21 months of "intense investigation" by his force and West Yorkshire Police into the "murder of 52 innocent victims", Mr Clark said.

"I appreciate that bringing these charges will have an impact on many people," he said. "For some it will bring back horrible memories of that terrible day. For others there may be some relief that after such a length of time there is some visible progress in an investigation that has had to be kept secret."



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[IronScorpio5]

1. One wonders.....

why after all this time,why they picked now to charge these men?


railroaded??....i think so.

[CJCRANE]

2. Yes

there's a post in the UK forum that mentions that new revelations about MI5 incompetence (in regards to the lead up to 7/7) were due to be revealed at the start of April (the post was made at the beginning of March).

My hunch is that these arrests were timed to deflect that criticism (I'm sure the story's been buried now).

[Skinner]

3. Is there a reason why you put "SEE LINK" as the source

instead of simply typing the source into the space provided?