Jury considering verdicts in trans-Atlantic airliner bomb plot case

A jury in Britain has started deliberating in the case of eight men accused of plotting to blow up at least seven airliners bound for the United States and Canada.

All eight British suspects deny charges that include conspiracy to murder.

Prosecutor Peter Wright has argued that the suspects planned to construct and detonate liquid explosive bombs onboard jetliners at the height of the summer vacation season in 2006. The case led to restrictions on the amount of liquids allowed in airplane cabins.

The prosecutor says the suspects targeted seven flights to Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Toronto and Montreal.

The jury retired Monday to consider its verdict.