Four of six men accused in a failed attempt to blow up portions of London's public transit system in 2005 were convicted Monday of conspiracy to commit murder.The jury was to continue deliberations on the fate of the other two defendants today.
The panel unanimously rejected the defense contention that the bombs, which failed to explode, were meant merely to scare the public and prompt government officials to reconsider British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"The failure of those bombs to explode owed nothing to the intention of these defendants. Rather it was simply the good fortune of the traveling public that day that they were spared," prosecuting lawyer Nigel Sweeney said in court.
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