Two in court over alleged airline bomb plot

LONDON, Sep 7 (Reuters) Two men will appear in a London court today, charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners.

Donald Stewart Whyte and Mohammed Usman Saddique were charged with intending to commit acts of terrorism.

The men were among 25 arrested by anti-terrorism detectives who said on August 10 they had foiled a plan to use homemade liquid explosives to bring down several airliners on the way from Britain to the United States.

Three other men were released without charge yesterday.

A total of 17 people have now been charged in connection with the alleged plot.

REUTERS DKA BS1336