LONDON — A British judge sentenced three men to life in prison on Monday for plotting to bomb at least seven trans-Atlantic airliners with liquid explosives smuggled aboard in soft-drink bottles, concluding the largest counterterrorism investigation in British history, news agencies reported. They were convicted last week after a six-month trial.
While the men received life sentences, they will be eligible for parole after a prescribed minimum term. The man described by the authorities as the plot’s ringleader, Abdulla Ahmed Ali, was given a minimum of 40 years in prison. Another conspirator, Assad Sarwar, was jailed for at least 36 years, while Tanvir Hussain, described as the man responsible for acquiring and assembling the explosive devices at a London warehouse, received a minimum term of 32 years, the Press Association reported.
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