Terror suspect 'planned to assassinate Tony Blair'

Jury hears of plot similar to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack that left 160 people dead

Armed police at Westminster
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A man accused of plotting a terrorist attack in the UK may have intended to assassinate Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, an Old Bailey jury has heard.

Erol Incedal appeared before the court accused of plotting an assault similar to the co-ordinated gun and bomb attacks in Mumbai in 2008 that left more than 160 people dead.

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