London: The trial of six men accused of attempting suicide attacks on the transit system has begun.
Prosecutors presented video evidence showing a bomb misfiring in a crowded Underground train.
No one was killed in the attempted bombings of three subway trains and a bus on July 21, 2005, because the devices failed to explode.
Six men plotted to kill London subway and bus passengers with bombs made from hydrogen peroxide and flour.
The men, who are largely of East African descent, have pleaded not guilty to charges of plotting to bomb London's transport network.
Most of the suspects were arrested in Britain a few days after the failed bombings.
The case is being heard at a heavily fortified courthouse next to London's high-security Belmarsh Prison.
This attack was planned two weeks after four suicide bombers killed 52 transport passengers in the city two years ago.
The defendants say it was a political hoax. But bomb experts say there's no doubt the device was a bomb.
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