British police charge man over July 21 attacks

LONDON (Reuters) – British police charged a man under
anti-terrorism laws on Wednesday in connection with the botched
attempts to bomb London on July 21.

Abdul Sharif, 28, of south London, was charged with failing
to give police information which could have led to the
prosecution of a person “for an offence involving the
commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.”

London police said in a statement that Sharif withheld
information about Hamdi Issac, also known as Osman Hussein, who
was arrested in Rome on July 29.

Police say Issac left a bomb on a train in west London on
July 21 which failed to explode.

The failed bombings caused no casualties but took place two
weeks after four British Muslim men set off bombs on three
underground trains and a bus, killing themselves and 52 other
people in an attack police have linked to al Qaeda.

Sharif will appear at London’s Bow Street Magistrates Court
on Thursday.