2 US terror plot suspects freed
2006-11-01 20:01
London - The two brothers accused of failing to disclose information about an alleged plot to blow up US-bound passenger jets were freed on Thursday after a judge ruled there was "insufficient evidence" to try them.
Mehran Hussain, 24, and Umair Hussain, 25, both of Chingford, east London, had been accused of failing to disclose information about their brother Nabeel, a suspect in the alleged conspiracy.
Nabeel Hussain is one of 11 men charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing an act of terrorism in relation to the alleged plot, which was foiled in a massive British police swoop on August 10.
District Judge Quentin Purdy discharged the pair following a committal hearing at the City of Westminster magistrates' court in central London.
Revelations about the alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners sparked a massive security clampdown, which led to widespread disruption at British airports at the height of the summer holiday rush.
- AFP