Times of London, 12 March 2010: Rajib Karim, 30, a British Airways computer specialist charged with planning a suicide bombing, had volunteered to work as cabin crew during strike action at the airline, a court heard yesterday. . . .
. . . .Colin Gibbs, for the prosecution, said Mr Karim had offered to pass on information gleaned from cabin crew training — which the airline made available to company volunteers so that services could be kept running during a strike. He said that Mr Karim had offered advice to overseas contacts about how to overcome airport security, including details of liquid allowances on aircraft, security scanners and the questions asked by immigration officials.
The charges state that Mr Karim remained in Britain to obtain a passport, got a job with BA and gathered information useful to terrorists in Yemen. The terror fundraising charge alleges that he collected money which was sent to Yemen and Bangladesh to further terrorist acts, including suicide bombing. Further allegations relate to an attack on BA’s computers to cause the company financial losses. . . . .
Times of London, 11 March 2010: A British Airways computer expert charged with terror offences planned to take advantage of a strike by BA staff to become a temporary member of the cabin crew, a court heard today. Rajib Karim, 30, from Newcastle upon Tyne, faces three charges under counter terrorism legislation. He is accused of two counts of planning suicide bombings and his own martyrdom. It is alleged that Mr Karim came to Britain, obtained a passport and secured a job at the airline as part of the conspiracy.
Prosecutor Colin Gibbs told City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court that the charge sheet alleges he shared information about his work, including security measures, and offered to take advantage of planned strikes by BA staff to join the airline’s cabin crew. . . . .
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