One of the alleged 21 July terror plotters thought the 9/11 attacks were a “good thing”, a court has heard.

Yassin Omar believed Muslims were right to bomb the US because the West was against Islam, a jury was told.

His brother-in-law, known only as Mr A, told Woolwich Crown Court: “He confirmed that it’s a good thing and it’s a worthy cause.”

Mr Omar, 26, and five other men, deny conspiracy to murder and cause explosions in London in 2005.

The other five are Hussein Osman, 28, Manfo Asiedu, 33, Muktar Ibrahim, 29, Ramzi Mohammed, 25, and Adel Yahya, 24.

The jury of nine women and three men was read extracts from a statement Mr A made to police.

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