The jury in the case of two NHS doctors accused of car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow retired to continue its deliberations today.
Trial judge Mr Justice Mackay sent the seven-woman, five-man jury away for a fifth day after eight weeks of evidence.
Iraqi junior doctor Bilal Abdulla, 29, and Jordanian neurologist Mohammed Asha, 28, are accused of conspiracy to murder and to cause explosions.
The men are Islamic extremists who plotted to murder late-night revellers in London's West End, Woolwich Crown Court heard.
Police discovered two Mercedes car bombs loaded with gas cylinders, petrol and nails in the early hours of June 29 last year, One car was left in Haymarket outside Tiger, Tiger nightclub and the second was left at a bus stop in adjoining Cockspur Street.
The next day a Jeep carrying a similar deadly cargo was crashed into Glasgow Airport in a suicide attack.
Hundreds of travellers fled in terror after the vehicle caught fire and dense, black smoke filled the terminal.
Abdulla was arrested at the scene after throwing petrol bombs and fighting with police.
Asha was arrested as he travelled south on the M6 with his wife and young son several hours later.
Prosecutors said the men wanted revenge for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and what they saw as Western oppression of Muslims.
Abdulla, a doctor at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and Asha, a high-flying medic at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, deny the offences.
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