5 Convicted in London Bomb Plot

04/30/2007

LONDON (AP) - A judge sentenced five men to life in prison Monday for plotting to bomb several targets in London - including a popular nightclub, power plants and shopping mall - in a trial that exposed links between the men and at least two of the suicide bombers who attacked the capital two years ago.

Details that were kept secret to ensure a fair trial emerged after the verdict, showing ties between the five men and the bombers who attacked London's transit system on July 7, 2005, killing 52 commuters. But counterterrorism agents failed to piece the information together in time to prevent the 2005 bombings.

The revelations are at odds with statements by Tony Blair's government after the 2005 attack.

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