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LONDON, Aug. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Suspected failed
suicide bomber Yassin Omar has been charged with conspiracy to murder passengers
on the London transport system, the Sky news reported on Saturday.
The 24-year-old has also been charged with possession of an explosive substance in connection with the botched July
21 attacks.
Omar, from New Southgate, north London, is the first
of the four people suspected of trying to set off bombs on July 21 to be
charged.
He is accused of conspiring with other people to
murder commuters as well as the attempted murder of passengers.
Omar is also charged with conspiring with others to
cause injuries by explosions and illegally having explosive substances with
intent to endanger life.
He was arrested in Birmingham on July 26 and will
appear before Bow Street Magistrates on Monday.
Earlier, three men were remanded in custody after
appearing in court charged with failing to disclose information about the
botched London attacks.
Shadi Sami Abdel Gadir, 22, Omar Nagmeloin Almagboul,
20, and Mohamed Kabashi, 23, appeared at Bow Street Magistrates Court.
All three were all arrested in Brighton on July 31
and were charged under Section 38 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
The charges relate to the attempt to explode a bomb
at Shepherd's Bush Tube station.
Gadir and Almagboul were both from Brighton while
Kabashi was ofno fixed address.
The July 21 attacks came two weeks after four suicide
bombers onthe London Underground and a bus killed 52 people. Enditem
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