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Man in court over UK attacks
Iraqi doctor charged with conspiracy to cause explosions appears in court.
Last Modified: 07 Jul 2007 13:07 GMT
Police found two cars packed with nails and gas canisters in central London [EPA]
An Iraqi doctor has appeared in a UK court charged with conspiracy to cause explosions in connection with failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.

Bilal Abdulla spoke only to confirm his name and address as he appeared in the London court on Saturday.

No bail was applied for and he will reappear in court on July 27.
The 27-year-old doctor had been arrested after the Glasgow airport attack in which a blazing jeep crashed into the terminal's entrance.
 
He is the first person to be charged over the failed bombings which led to eight people being detained, seven in Britain and one in Australia.
One of the men is under armed guard fighting for his life in hospital after suffering 90 per cent burns.
 
International inquiry

Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, said on Friday that investigations stretching from Britain to Australia are "getting to the bottom" of the failed attacks.


Australian police have interviewed at least five other doctors since Monday and searched two hospitals.

 
Brown said he had spoken to John Howard, the Australian prime minister, about the inquiry into the discovery of two cars packed with nails and gas canisters in central London and the jeep which was crashed at Glasgow airport.


"This is an international investigation now," Brown said.

"I believe that, from what I know, we're getting to the bottom of this cell that has been responsible for what is happening," he told the BBC.

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