LONDON, Aug 29: A 13th person has been charged in connection with the foiled alleged terror plot to blow up US-bound passenger aircraft from Britain, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.

Nabeel Hussain was one of 25 people arrested since police staged pre-dawn raids on August 10 in connection with the plot. Five have since been released without charge.

Police also have warrants to quiz the remaining seven until Wednesday. Under British anti-terror laws, suspects can be detained for up to 28 days without being charged, subject to regular court approval.

Hussain is the ninth of the terror suspects to face the most serious charge of conspiracy to murder. He will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

“Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service Anti-Terrorist Branch have this afternoon charged a man in connection with the anti-terrorist operation overnight on Aug 9-10, 2006,” the spokesman said.

Hussain “conspired with other persons to murder other persons” and acted “with the intention of committing acts of terrorism”, intending “to smuggle the component parts of improvised explosive devices on to aircraft and assemble and detonate them on board.”—AFP