First eleven charged over UK alleged bomb plot
 

Eleven charged over 'bomb plot'


Eleven people have been charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up several transatlantic airliners.

Eight have been charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism.

Two have been charged with failing to disclose information and a 17-year-old with possessing articles useful to a person preparing acts of terrorism

One woman has been freed without charge and eleven people remained in custody, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

The Met's Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke told journalists that bomb making equipment, including chemicals and electrical components, had been found during the investigation into the alleged plot.

He added that a number of video recordings known as "martyrdom videos" had also been recovered.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Clarke said: "I can assure the public that we are doing everything we can to keep you safe so that you can live your lives without being in constant fear.

"The threat from terrorism is real. It is here, it is deadly and it is enduring. We cannot afford to be complacent."

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