UK suicide bomb plotters jailed for 20 years

Three Britons recruited as suicide bombers in an al Qaeda-inspired plot to blow up transatlantic airliners in mid-air using liquid explosives were jailed for at least 20 years on Monday.

The plot's ringleaders hoped to evade airport security by smuggling homemade bombs onto US-bound flights using liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks. It triggered a global clampdown on passengers carrying liquids. (Reuters)