Jury fails to reach verdict in 7/7 bombs trial

A JURY failed yesterday to reach a verdict in the trial of three men accused of assisting the suicide bombers who killed 52 people on the London transport network on July 7, 2005.

Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil were accused of visiting the London Eye, the Natural History Museum and the London Aquarium to pinpoint potential targets during a trip seven months before the 2005 bombings.

Judge Peter Gross released the jury after they failed to reach a verdict after 66 hours of deliberations, but said there would probably be a retrial.

He said: “I will work from the assumption that there might be a retrial and I will assume that it is likely to be in the new year.”

The three men were remanded in custody.

Prosecutor Paul Taylor said the Crown Prosecution Service would take “a little time” to consider if it will seek a retrial.

All three defendants were allegedly close to July 7 ringleader Mohammed Siddique Khan.