Would-be bombers jailed

THREE Britons recruited as suicide bombers in an al-Qaida-inspired plot to blow up transatlantic airliners in mid-air using liquid explosives have been jailed for at least 20 years yesterday.

The plot’s ringleaders hoped to evade airport security by smuggling homemade bombs onto US-bound flights using liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks.

The would-be attackers filmed videos intended to be released to the media after their deaths threatening attacks against “the enemies of Islam”.