Waheed Ali, 25, Sadeer Samleem, 28, and Mohammed Shakil, 32 from Leeds are accused of spending two days in London on a reconnaissance mission with two of the London bombers - Germaine Lindsay and Hasib Hussain. They are accused of visiting potential targets in December 2004, which the prosecution alleges as an 'important first step' in the 7/7 plot.
The three men deny conspiring with the bombers. Waheed Ali and Mohammed Shakil also deny the conspiracy that they were planning to visit a training camp in Pakistan when they were arrested in March 2007. They do not deny knowing the bombers or making the trip, but deny knowing about the bombs and claim that their friendship was innocent.
The prosecution told a jury at court that the three men are not being accused of directly committing the act of terrorism on 7 July 2005, nor having made the final decision about the method of attack, targets or timing, but had 'associated with and shared the beliefs and objectives of the London bombers and so were willing to assist them in one particular and important aspect of their preparation for the London bombings.' The prosecution added 'The London visit was an important first step in what was, by then, a settled plan to cause explosions in the UK.'
The tourist attractions that the accused three visited on 16 and 17 December, with two of the bombers, include the London Eye, the Natural History Museum, and the London Aquarium. Two weeks before the bombings, three of the four bombers visited the very same locations in another reconnaissance mission of possible targets, which the prosecution points out as a 'clear correlation'.
The prosecution told a jury at court that the three men are not being accused of directly committing the act of terrorism on 7 July 2005, nor having made the final decision about the method of attack, targets or timing, but had 'associated with and shared the beliefs and objectives of the London bombers and so were willing to assist them in one particular and important aspect of their preparation for the London bombings.' The prosecution added 'The London visit was an important first step in what was, by then, a settled plan to cause explosions in the UK.'
The tourist attractions that the accused three visited on 16 and 17 December, with two of the bombers, include the London Eye, the Natural History Museum, and the London Aquarium. Two weeks before the bombings, three of the four bombers visited the very same locations in another reconnaissance mission of possible targets, which the prosecution points out as a 'clear correlation'.
