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Airline bombers convicted: A British court has convicted three men of planning in 2006 to blow up airplanes with flammable liquids concealed in soft-drink cans—a plot that resulted in the now-commonplace restrictions on liquids in carry-on bags. If it had been successful, the plot to blow up seven trans-Atlantic planes would have been the biggest terrorist attack since 9/11, possibly killing more than 1,500 people. The men were convicted last year of conspiracy to murder, but the jury in that case could not reach a decision on broader terrorism charges. A new case was brought against them this year, using additional evidence supplied by the CIA. The defendants—Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28; Assad Sarwar, 29; and Tanvir Hussain, 28—are all British nationals with links to Pakistan.

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