MEMBERS of an alleged British terror cell talked of blowing up London's Ministry of Sound nightclub, the Old Bailey heard yesterday. Jawad Akbar said they would not be blamed for killing innocent people but "those slags dancing around", the jury heard.
In secret recordings made by security surveillance teams, Akbar and Omar Khyam, another member of the alleged al Qaeda-linked cell, appear to discuss possible targets. Khyam is heard apparently discussing hitting utility companies with the help of recruits with inside knowledge. But Akbar says the nightclub is a softer target for attack, according to the prosecution.
The recording played to the jury was said by the prosecution to have been made at Akbar's then home in Uxbridge, west London, on Sunday, 22 February, 2004. Akbar, Khyam and others deny conspiring to cause explosions and also deny a charge under the Terrorism Act of possessing 600kg (1,300lb) of ammonium nitrate fertiliser for terrorism. |