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Airline plot trio get life terms

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Three men who plotted to blow up liquid bombs on flights from the UK to North America have been jailed for life, with minimum terms of up to 40 years.

The judge said their aim was a terrorist outrage to "stand alongside" the 9/11 attacks on the US.

Daniel Sandford reports.

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