(15 Jul 1998) Natural Sound
Police charged four young people on Tuesday in a failed bombing plot in London.
The attempted fire bomb attack has been blamed on I-R-A dissidents opposed to Northern Ireland's peace process.
The four - three men aged 19, 21 and 25, and a 21-year-old woman - were charged with conspiracy to cause explosions.
Security was tight at the Woolwich courthouse on Tuesday for the first appearance of four suspects accused of attempting to plant fire bombs around London during last Friday's rush hour.
The four suspects, all under the age of 25, were brought to court in vans while police combed the area and helicopters circled overhead.
In addition to charges of conspiracy to cause explosions, the two younger men and the woman are also charged with possessing explosives.
As they appeared before a judge, police outside searched vehicles and opened trunks of those in the area.
Police refused to release any details, other than to say the four suspects - three men and a woman - would be identified when they appeared.
Local newspapers have said the male suspects are students - two at University College in Dublin and one at Queen's College in Belfast.
On Friday, Scotland Yard said police had thwarted an imminent planned terrorist attack in London.
Police would not identify the intended targets, but the British media, quoting unnamed police sources, reported that the fire bombs were probably destined for London department stores.
Friday's arrests came after a prolonged investigation into dissident Irish Republican Army groups.
I-R-A splinter groups opposed to the Northern Ireland peace agreement are believed to have joined forces, and are likely to have been behind the foiled London bombing.
The four people charged on Tuesday were among 10 arrested in Ireland and Britain on Friday in a joint sweep by police and security services.
All four people arrested in the Irish Republic were released without charge on Sunday. Two people arrested in London also have been released.
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