Islamists on Trial

The trial of 7 men accused of planning to stage a series of bombings around Britain has begun.

The accused are: Omar Khyam, 24, Waheed Mahmood, 34, Shujah Mahmood, 19, and Jawad Akbar, 22, all from Crawley, West Sussex; Anthony Garcia (also known as Rahman Adam), 23, of Ilford, East London; Nabeel Hussain, 20, of Horley, Surrey, and Salahuddin Amin, 31, from Luton, Bedfordshire. They deny the charges.

Their religion isn't mentioned, but it doesn't take a genius to work it out, especially as one of the prosecution witnesses is a member of al-Muhajiroun that has turned Queen's evidence. The trial is expected to last several months.