THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Nine men were remanded in custody today charged with conspiracy to cause explosions in the UK and other terrorism offences.
Gurukanth Desai, 28, Omar Sharif Latif, 26, and Abdul Malik Miah, 24, from Cardiff, and Mohammed Moksudur Rahman Chowdhury, 20, and Shah Mohammed Lutfar Rahman, 28, from London, appeared at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Chief magistrate Howard Riddle remanded them to appear at the Old Bailey on January 14.
The four men from Stoke-on-Trent were later also remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on January 14.
They were Nazam Hussain, 25, Usman Khan, 19, Mohibur Rahman, 26, and Abul Bosher Mohammed Shahjahan, 26.
The suspects were held a week ago during a series of dawn raids by counter-terrorism officers.
In all 12 men were held during the raids by unarmed police on December 20 in London, Cardiff, Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham. >>> | Monday, December 27, 2010
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Christmas bomb plot: nine men remanded over plan to 'blow up Big Ben and Westminster Abbey' – Nine alleged terrorists plotted a Christmas bombing campaign targeting sites that included the London Stock Exchange and Big Ben, a court heard. >>> Caroline Gammell | Monday, December 27, 2010
