(L-R) Abdullah Ahmed Ali , Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain are seen in this undated handout combination photograph in London. The three British Muslims were jailed for at least 108 years on Monday for plotting to kill thousands by blowing up transatlantic airliners bound for North America using bombs made from liquid explosives. The suspected al Qaeda suicide plot, just days from being put into operation according to British detectives, had huge worldwide ramifications leading to tight restrictions on the amount of liquids passengers could take on board aircraft. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

(L-R) Abdullah Ahmed Ali , Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain are seen in this undated handout combination photograph in London. The three British Muslims were jailed for at least 108 years on Monday for plotting to kill thousands by blowing up transatlantic airliners bound for North America using bombs made from liquid explosives. The suspected al Qaeda suicide plot, just days from being put into operation according to British detectives, had huge worldwide ramifications leading to tight restrictions on the amount of liquids passengers could take on board aircraft.

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  2. UAE's Ahmed Ali, right passes South Africa's Thulani Hlatshwayo, left and South Africa's Ramahlwe Mphahlele during their U-20 World Cup group F soccer match at the Alexandria Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009.
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  6. Palestinian Ahmed Ali, 15, plays with a homemade sparkler, during celebrations at the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan and the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in the West Bank refugee camp of Al-Amari, near Ramallah, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. Muslims across the world are preparing for Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
  7. (L-R) Abdullah Ahmed Ali , Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain are seen in this undated handout combination photograph in London. The three British Muslims were jailed for at least 108 years on Monday for plotting to kill thousands by blowing up transatlantic airliners bound for North America using bombs made from liquid explosives. The suspected al Qaeda suicide plot, just days from being put into operation according to British detectives, had huge worldwide ramifications leading to tight restrictions on the amount of liquids passengers could take on board aircraft.
  8. Abdullah Ahmed Ali (L-R), Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain are seen in this undated handout file photograph in London. Britons Ali, Sarwar & Hussain were found guilty on September 7, 2009 of plotting to kill "thousands" by blowing up transatlantic airliners bound for North America in mid-flight suicide attacks using bombs made from liquid explosives.
  9. Siti Rahma, wife of slain regional al-Qaida commander Noordin Top, in a black veil, is seen in Pontian, southern Malaysia, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Tearful relatives of slain regional al-Qaida commander Noordin Top buried him in a traditional Muslim funeral at his boyhood village Friday, two weeks after Indonesian security forces killed him in a shootout.
  10. Relatives and villagers carry the coffin of slain regional al-Qaida commander Noordin Top for a burial at a cemetery in Pontian, southern Malaysia, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Tearful relatives of slain regional al-Qaida commander Noordin Top buried him in a traditional Muslim funeral at his boyhood village Friday, two weeks after Indonesian security forces killed him in a shootout.
  11. J. Michael Dowling, lawyer for suspected al-Qaida terrorist Najibullah Zazi, gestures during a press briefing after his client's appearance in Brooklyn Federal Court, New York, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2009.
  12. In this courtroom sketch of suspected al-Qaida terrorist Najibullah Zazi is shown as he appears in Brooklyn Federal Court, New York, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.
  13. J. Michael Dowling, lawyer for suspected al-Qaida terrorist Najibullah Zazi, speaks during a a press briefing after his client's appearance in Brooklyn Federal Court, New York, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2009.
  14. Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden addresses a news conference in Afghanistan in this May 26, 1998 file photo. Bin Laden urged European nations in an new audio tape aired on September 25, 2009 to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan.
  15. Al-Qaida's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, speaks during a new 106-minute long video released Tuesday Sept. 22, 2009 predicting President Barack Obama's downfall at the hands of the Muslim world."America has come in a new, hypocritical face. Smiling at us, but stabbing us with the same dagger that Bush used," said Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri in the message.
  16. American-born al Qaeda militant Adam Gadahn appears in a still image from a video released September 22, 2009 by al-Qaeda's as-Sahab entitled, "The West ... and the Dark Tunnel" in this handout image provided by IntelCenter.

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