Ahmed Abdullah Ali

Ahmed Abdullah Ali is one of the eight suspects that was arrested on August 10, 2006 and put on trial for the Heathrow Aircraft Bomb Plot.¹ On September 8, 2008, Ali was found guilty for his part in planning to kill people using a terrorist plot.²

Fast Facts

1. Born: 1980³
2. Aliases: Abdullah Ali Ahmed Khan, Abdullah Ahmed Ali, Ahmed Abdullah Ali
3. Arrested: August, 2006³
4. Trial began: April 3, 2008
5. Charged with: Conspiracy to murder, preparing acts of terrorism³
6. Wife: Cossor Ali
7. Wife charged with failing to help prevent an act of terrorism
8. Admitted to charges³
9. Convicted: September 8, 2008³

Background

Abdullah Ali, along with Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain, admitted to plotting a conspiracy to cause explosions in July 2008.⁴ Abdullah Ali and four other defendants also plead guilty to the allegation of conspiring to inflict public problems.⁵

Alleged Bomb Plot

The alleged plan was to target a series of airplanes leaving Heathrow Airport, using home made bombs to to blow up themselves and the planes.

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