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- The bomb plot was named the "Crevice Conspiracy"
- Police made seven arrests during the raid
- Another suspect was arrested in Canada
- Plotters were linked to perpetrators of the 7 July 2005 London Bombings
- Five of the arrested men received life sentences in 2007
- Two of the defendants were acquitted
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On March 30, 2004 British Metropolitan and local police launched Operation Crevice, a raid to uncover suspected Pakistani terrorists operating in England. The suspects were accused of acting on orders from Al Qaeda to create and detonate fertilizer bombs in several busy London centers.
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Trial
After being delayed six months, the Crevice Conspiracy trial began in March of 2006. The trial lasted over a year and became the most expensive in British history, costing over 50 million British pounds.Quotes Operation Crevice:[http://cms.met.police.uk/news/convictions/terrorism/operation_crevice_mps_statement MPS Statement]
"This was not a group of youthful idealists. They were trained, dedicated, ruthless terrorists who were obviously planning to carry out an attack against the British public.""At the time it was the largest counter terrorism operation ever seen in the UK. The success was achieved through close co-operation and sharing of intelligence between the UK, the USA, Canada and Pakistan."
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Crevice Conspiracy Questions
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Why have all the profile pictures of the odd numbered all time members started to disappear? Conspiracy? 1 AnswerI can see you guys just fine. We did a new code push today at 6:30AM PST, so if you had your browser on when that happened it's possible your local browser cach... read more -
What is the David Kelly Conspiracy? 3 AnswersDr. David Kelly was a British government scientist and UN weapons inspector. The British government discovered that Kelly had been talking to the media and was... read more -
What is the book "The Kremlin Conspiracy" about? 1 AnswerIt is a vast and brilliant conspiracy. International monetary links crossed ideological boundaries between East and West long ago. Now, the Soviet Union has a f... read more
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Crevice Conspiracy Central Figures
- All links go to BBC News unless otherwise indicated
- Omar Khyam - found guilty and sentenced to life
- Jawad Akbar - found guilty and sentenced to life
- Salahuddin Amin - found guilty sentenced to life
- Waheed Mahmood - found guilty and sentenced to life
- Anthony Garcia - found guilty and sentenced to life
- Shujah Mahmood - cleared of all charges
- Nabeel Hussain - cleared of all charges
- Mohammed Junaid Babar - The 'supergrass'
- Wikipedia: Mohammed Junaid Babar
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