Men 'scouted targets' for 7/7 blasts

The first three men to be charged in connection with the July 7, 2005 London suicide bombings appeared in court yesterday, accused of scouting for targets.

Seven months before the bombings, two of them visited the London Eye, the Natural History Museum and the London Aquarium, prosecutors alleged.

Mohammed Shakil, 31, Sadeer Saleem, 27, and Waheed Ali, 24, all shared common beliefs with the bombers, who committed "appalling acts of terrorism" on the British capital, Kingston Crown Court in Surrey was told.