"SPAIN WAS A BEAUTIFUL JOB"
Earlier, the prosecution said Mahmood had been overheard saying of the Madrid
bombings: "Spain was a beautiful job weren't it, absolutely beautiful man, so
much impact."
The suspects, Anthony Garcia, Jawad Akbar, Omar Khyam, his brother Shujah
Mahmood, Waheed Mahmood, Nabeel Hussain, and Salahuddin Amin are accused of
conspiring with Canadian Mohammed Momin Khawaja to cause an explosion "likely to
endanger life".
Garcia, Khyam and Hussain are also charged with possessing 600 kg (1,300 lb)
of ammonium nitrate fertiliser -- sometimes used to make bombs -- which
detectives suspected was "for a purpose connected with the commission,
preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism".
Khyam and Shujah Mahmood are also accused of possessing aluminium powder,
also for suspected terrorist purposes.
On Tuesday, the court heard that some of the men had travelled to Pakistan
for explosives training while Khawaja, who is currently awaiting trial in his
homeland, was to have provided expertise for detonators.
The jury were also told some of the men had claimed they had links to al
Qaeda's number three -- identified as Abdul Hadi.
Prosecutors said the suspects were close to carrying out their attacks when
arrested and had only to identify the target.