Britains terror trial continues

After a third day of evidence, Mohammed Babar, the so-called ‘supergrass’ in Britain’s latest terror trial, said he met with two defendants and helped them store chemicals and poison. He said that he trained with them and constructed explosive devices. The trial continues [BBC]. The seven supects are Omar Khyam, Shujah Mahmood, Anthony Garcia, Nabeel Hussain, Jawad Akbar, Waheed Mahmood and Salahuddin Amin. Omar Khyam, aged 24, hails from Crawley in West Sussex. At the time of his arrest he was living in Slough, Berkshire. He allegedly used the alias Ausman when in Pakistan. Mr Khyam allegedly told prosecution witness Mohammed Babar that he was working for a man called Abdul Hadi who was "number three in al-Qaeda". The Crown claim Mr Khyam travelled to Pakistan in 2003 and told Babar he wanted to carry out operations in the UK and referred to pubs, nightclubs and trains as potential targets. As well as the conspiracy charge, he denies having aluminium powder for the purposes of terrorism between 1 October 2003 and 31 March 2004. He also denies possessing 600kg of ammonium nitrate for the purposes of terrorism.
Mr Khyam's younger brother, Mr Shujah Mahmood is aged 18 and was living at the family home in Crawley. In addition to the conspiracy charge, he denies possessing aluminium powder for the purposes of terrorism.
Mr Anthony Garcia, aged 27, allegedly went by the aliases Rahman Adam, Abdul Rahman, John Lewis or Rizvan. He lived in Ilford, Essex, and had a girlfriend who lived in Colindale, north London. The Crown claims he carried out tests in Pakistan, along with Babar and Mr Khyam, into the effectiveness of ammonium nitrate as an explosive. He denies possessing 600kg of ammonium nitrate for the purposes of terrorism, as well as the conspiracy charge.
Nabeel Hussain came from Horley, Surrey, and at the time of his arrest was a student at Brunel University in Uxbridge, north west London. Now 20, he is the only one of the defendants who is on bail. He denies possessing 600kg of ammonium nitrate for the purposes of terrorism, as well as the conspiracy charge.
Jawad Akbar, aged 22, is also from Crawley but also had an address in Uxbridge. Mr Akbar denies conspiracy to cause explosions.
At 33, Waheed Mahmood is the eldest of the defendants. He also comes from Crawley. Two months before his arrest Mahmood starting working for National Grid Transco, which operates electricity and gas systems in England. He allegedly had several identities, including Abdul Waheed, Esmail, Javed or Jave. The prosecution claim that Mr Mahmood told the witness Mohammed Babar that he was a supporter of al-Qaeda. Mr Mahmood denies conspiracy to cause explosions.Salahuddin Amin, aged 30, comes from Luton, Bedfordshire. Unlike his co-defendants who were arrested on 30 March 2004, he was not arrested until April 2005 when he arrived at Heathrow from Pakistan. He was allegedly known as Khalid by some people, including the main prosecution witness Mohammed Babar. Mr Amin denies conspiracy to cause explosions.