London: The British authorities have announced charges against three more men arrested in connection with an alleged plot to blow up as many as 10 trans-Atlantic jetliners, bringing the total number of people charged in connection with the case to 15.
Nabeel Hussain, of the northeast London district of Chingford, faces a Wednesday morning hearing in the Magistrate's Court in Westminster, police said.
He is accused of conspiracy to commit murder and plotting to smuggle explosives onto an aircraft, Scotland Yard said.
The same charges were brought against two more men -- Mohammed Yasar Gulzar and Mohammed Shamin Uddin -- later in the day.
They face a court date on Wednesday, according to a police statement.
Two of Hussain's brothers -- Umair, 24, and Mehran, 23 -- already face lesser charges of failing to disclose information about Nabeel Hussain's suspected role in the plot to police.
Police announced on August 10 that they had foiled a planned attack on US-bound passenger jets using liquid explosives.
The alleged plot was uncovered when a member of Britain's Muslim community noticed an acquaintance acting suspiciously and went to authorities, leading investigators to plant an undercover British agent among the group, US and British authorities said.
Of the 24 suspects arrested on August 10, four have been released and five remain in custody but have yet to be charged.
The arrests sparked off heightened terror alerts in Britain and the United States and ushered in tighter security regulations on airline passengers.
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