Charge Filed Against 12th Airline Bomb Plot Suspect

British authorities yesterday charged a 12th suspect in connection with the foiled plot to detonate liquid explosives on passenger airliners flying from the United Kingdom to the United States, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Aug. 22).

Umair Hussain, 24, is charged with failing to disclose information about a possible terrorist plot, according to London Metropolitan Police.

Defense attorney Timur Rustem expressed surprised at the charge.

“I personally think this has been done not for a legal reason but for a tactical reason,” he said.

Eight suspects were charged earlier this week with conspiracy to murder and preparing to commit acts of terrorism.  Authorities filed lesser charges against three other suspects.  Another eight remain in custody but have not yet been charged.

Hussain and his brother Mehran Hussain, 24, are accused of failing to disclose information about a third brother, Nabeel Hussain, 22, AP reported.  Nabeel Hussain is apparently among those who are presently jailed without charges (David Stringer, Associated Press, Aug. 25).

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