Suicide bomb plot suspect ‘volunteered as British Airways cabin crew’

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.

Full story: Suicide bomb plot suspect ‘volunteered as British Airways cabin crew’–Times Online