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Fardosa Abdullahi 21 July plotter's fiancee jailed
The fiancee of failed 21 July bomber Yassin Omar is jailed for three years for helping him to escape dressed in a burka.

Yeshi Girma Wife of 21 July plotter convicted
The wife of attempted bomber Hussain Osman is found guilty of not telling police about his plan to attack a Tube station.

Tube train Five jailed for helping 21/7 plot
Five men who helped the bombers in the aftermath of the failed 21 July attacks are sentenced to jail.


BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS

Why hoax story never rang true
Evidence from the trial shows why the 21 July bombers' claim that it was all a hoax was never credible.

The true victim of 21/7
Four men have been convicted of plotting to blow up Tube trains and a bus on 21 July 2005. Their one true victim was perhaps Jean Charles de Menezes.

Tube victims picked at random
The 21/7 trial highlighted the fact that Tube carriages are a cross section of society.

Memories haunt commuters
Eyewitnesses relive the chaos, fear and misery as memories still haunt them.


KEY TRIAL COVERAGE

Bomb would have been 'devastating'
How investigators recreated failed bombs and proved 'hoax' claim was false.

21 July suspect 'linked to 7/7'
The alleged head of the 21 July suspects is accused of collaborating with the 7 July suicide bombers.

'Bomber' admits carrying device
One of the alleged 21 July bombers admits in court to taking a "device" onto a London bus.

Bombs 'not meant to explode'
Devices used in an alleged plot to attack London's transport system were only meant to go "pop", jurors hear.

21/7 suspect 'saved tower block'
One of the 21 July suspects potentially saved a tower block by dismantling a booby-trapped bomb, a court hears.

Police 'almost shot' 21/7 suspect
Police armed with sub-machine guns almost killed one of the 21/7 bomb suspects, a court is told.

Police monitored 'bomb plotters'
The trial of six men accused of suicide bombing attempts in London has been hearing from the first witnesses.

Prosecutor seeks big impact
The jury is left in no doubt of the seriousness of the bomb plot trial as the prosecution opens its case.

De Menezes 'mistaken for plotter'
A court hears claims police killed Jean Charles de Menezes thinking he was an alleged 21/7 plotter.


PLOTTER PROFILES

Muktar Ibrahim: ringleader who targeted bus
Profile of Muktar Ibrahim, the leader of the 21 July 2005 London suicide bombers - now jailed for life.

Yassin Omar: fled London disguised in burka
Tried to bomb tube approaching Warren Street, fled London disguised in burka.

Ramzi Mohammed: 'family man' who left suicide note
Would-be tube bomber who fled from Oval station.

Hussain Osman: tracked to Italy via mobile phone
Four men have been convicted of a botched attempt to repeat the devastation of the 7 July attacks in London. One of the men was Hussain Osman.



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