Police find martyrdom videos and bomb parts
By Duncan Gardham  (Filed: 22/08/2006)

Eleven people were charged yesterday in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners as police revealed that they had found suspected bomb-making equipment and martyrdom videos.

 Eight are accused of conspiracy to murder by planning to smuggle the components of bombs on to aircraft, assemble them and detonate them.

Anti-terrorism officers said that since the arrests on Aug 10 they had found potential bomb-making equipment, including hydrogen peroxide and electrical components.

"11 Suspects Charged in Foiled Airline Terror Plot "

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Eleven of the 22 people still being held over an alleged plot to bomb trans-Atlantic airliners have been charged in the UK with terrorism offenses as police revealed they have found bomb-making equipment and martyrdom videos.

Counter-terrorism prosecutor Susan Hemming said a 23rd person who was being held, a female suspect, has been released.

Of the 22 still being held, Hemming said eight were charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism; a 17-year-old was charged with with possessing articles useful for acts of terrorism; and two were charged with failing to disclose material assistance in preventing an act of terrorism.

The other 11 are still being held without charge.

British authorities initially arrested 24 suspects on August 10, after revealing the plot to blow up airliners heading from Britain to the United States. Since then, two suspects -- including the woman -- have been released.

The charges stem from a cache of information seized during the months-long investigation into the plot, including "highly significant video and audio recordings" taken before August 10, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke said.

Those recordings include what are called "martyrdom videos," Clarke said.