CCTV shows 7/7 bombers' London trip
Footage caught on CCTV cameras of three of the July 7 bombers carrying out a reconnaissance trip to London nine days before launching their deadly attacks was shown to a jury today.
Mohammed Siddique Khan, Shezhad Tanweer and Jermaine Lindsay spent four hours in the capital, visiting various locations on the Underground network.
They were captured on security cameras meeting at Luton railway station before journeying to King's Cross and then on to Tube stations at Embankment, South Kensington and Baker Street.
A court was shown clips of the trio mingling with commuters, buying tickets and travelling up and down escalators on the transport network during the trip on June 28.
At one point ringleader Khan is seen strolling towards Madame Tussauds and then minutes later causally eating an ice-cream.
The footage, much of which has never previously been seen before, was played to Kingston Crown Court where three men are standing trial accused of helping the July 7 bombers plan their attack.
Waheed Ali, 24, from Tower Hamlets, east London, Mohammed Shakil, 31, and Sadeer Saleem, 27, both from Beeston, Leeds, are accused of conspiring with Khan, Tanweer, Lindsay, Hasib Hussain and others unknown to cause explosions between November 17, 2004 and July 8, 2005.
The four suicide bombers murdered 52 people when they set off bombs on the capital's transport network in 2005. The defendants deny the charge.
All three are alleged to have carried out a previous two-day reconnaissance mission in the capital on December 16 and 17, 2004 with bombers Hussain and Lindsay.
They are accused of pinpointing potential targets and the court has heard they visited the Natural History Museum, the London Eye and the London Aquarium.
The scenes after the bombings on July 7A court in the United Kingdom has been shown footage of the bombers that attacked London on July 7, 2005. The jury were told that the footage, taken by a CCTV camera, was taken just nine days before the bombings.

The video was shown as part of the trials of Waheed Ali, Mohammed Shakil and Sadeer Saleem, who are charged with conspiracy to cause an explosion, because of their alleged involvement in the preparation of the bombings.

Three of the July 7 bombers, Mohammed Siddique Khan, Shezhad Tanweer and Jermaine Lindsay, were shown in the video, although the other bomber,  Hasib Hussain, was not seen in the video. The film was taken from a camera located at Luton railway station.

Russell Square after the bombings. The footage, which was shown to Kingston Crown Court was described by ''Teletext'' as 'chilling.'

Last month a video showing Mohammad Siddique Khan saying goodbye to his child was shown in the court. In the video he explained his reasoning for his actions. "And I'm doing what I'm doing for the sake of Islam, not, you know, it's not for materialistic or worldly benefits," he said, when talking to his six month old daughter.

The defendants in the trial have previously been accused of helping to find locations for further bombings.

The July 7 bombings were a series of coordinated bombings which struck London on the morning of July 7, 2005. 52 people died and approximately 700 were injured as a result of the bombings.

When commenting on the defendants, Neil Flewitt QC claimed that "it is the case that the defendants associated with and shared the beliefs and objectives of the London bombers."