British doctor of Iraqi origin Bilal Abdulla was arrested at Glasgow airport on Saturday, June 30, 2007, in connection to a failed attempt attack the Glasgow Airport in Scotland. Abdulla and his accomplice drove a jeep filled with explosives into a terminal at the airport. The vehicle caught fire but the two car bombs did not explode. His accomplice, Kafeel Ahmed died after suffering severe burns.<related>2007 Haymarket Car Bombs; Glasgow Airport Attack; 7 July 2005 London Bombings; Manfo Asiedu and Adel Yahya; War on Terror; September 11th</related>
After a three month trial, Abdulla was found guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions on December 16, 2008. He will be sentenced on December 17, 2008.<related>2007 Haymarket Car Bombs; Glasgow Airport Attack; 7 July 2005 London Bombings; Manfo Asiedu and Adel Yahya; War on Terror; September 11th</related>
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Aylesbury, Bucks, Great Britain
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Graduated from the University of Baghdad medical school in 2004Guardian Unlimited: Profile: Bilal Abdulla - The Bomber (December 16, 2008)
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Visited Iraq in May 2006
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Became a junior house office in general surgery at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, ScotlandGuardian Unlimited: Profile: Bilal Abdulla - The Bomber (December 16, 2008)
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Arrested in June 2007 after a failed attempt to set off two car bombs at Scotland's Glasgow airport.<related>2007 Haymarket Car Bombs; Glasgow Airport Attack; 7 July 2005 London Bombings; Manfo Asiedu and Adel Yahya; War on Terror; September 11th</related>
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Convicted of conspiracy to murder and two charges of conspiracy to cause explosions on December 16, 2008Al Jazeera English: Doctor Guilty of UK Bomb Attacks (December 16, 2008)
