Forensic officers examine the scene of
Saturday's attack on the terminal building at Glasgow Airport
Glasgow Scotland July 1, 2007.
One of the men arrested after the car bomb attack at Glasgow
airport, in northern Britain, has been charged with conspiracy to
cause explosions.
Bilal Abdullah, a 27-year-old Iraqi doctor, will appear before
Westminster magistrates on Saturday following the alleged terror
plots in London and Glasgow, the British Broadcasting Corporation
reported on Friday night.
The decision comes as new footage of the attempted Glasgow car
bomb attack shows a blazing jeep crashing into the terminal
building.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Abdullah was being
charged under the 1883 Explosive Substances Act.
The charge, which covers a period from Jan. 1 to July 1 this
year, alleges that he "unlawfully and maliciously conspired with
others to cause explosions of a nature likely to endanger life or
cause serious injury to property in the United Kingdom."
Susan Hemming, head of the CPS Counter Terrorism Division said:
"I have now made the decision that there is sufficient evidence and
authorized the charging of Bilal Abdullah with conspiracy to cause
explosions following incidents in London and Glasgow on June 29,
2007 and June 30, 2007.
"Other individuals arrested by the police in connection with the
bomb attacks remain in custody pending a charging decision," she
added.
As July 7 marks the second anniversary of the terrorist bombings
which killed 52 people on London's transport network, security in
Britain is tight over the weekend for the start of the Tour de
France cycle race in London and the finals of the Wimbledon tennis
championship.
(Xinhua News Agency July 7, 2007)
