Britons on trial over "airliner bomb plot"
source: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE51G30V20090217?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNe...
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"What these men intended to bring about was a violent and deadly statement of intent that would have truly global impact," prosecutor Peter Wright told jurors in the high security court.
The men intended to smuggle on board components for their improvised bombs hidden as soft drink bottles, batteries, and involving other innocuous items, the court was told.
They had targeted seven flights, operated by American Airlines, United Airlines and Air Canada, to Chicago, New York, Washington, Montreal, Toronto, and San Francisco.
The planes were either 777s, 767s or 763s, capable of carrying between 241 and 285 passengers and crew.
The men intended to smuggle on board components for their improvised bombs hidden as soft drink bottles, batteries, and involving other innocuous items, the court was told.
They had targeted seven flights, operated by American Airlines, United Airlines and Air Canada, to Chicago, New York, Washington, Montreal, Toronto, and San Francisco.
The planes were either 777s, 767s or 763s, capable of carrying between 241 and 285 passengers and crew.
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