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The July 21 bombers were condemned as al Qaida terrorists who very nearly succeeded in causing mass murder in London as they were each jailed for at least 40 years.

The four failed suicide bombers were seduced into a "fanatical, jihadist and extremely violent way of thinking" before planning the attacks over a period of months.

The intention, exactly two weeks after the July 7 attacks in 2005, was to instill fear across the capital.

The link between the London bombings, in which 52 innocent people died, and the botched July 21 onslaught was described as of "considerable relevance" by the presiding judge.

Passing sentence at Woolwich Crown Court, in south east London, Mr Justice Fulford QC said all four men should recieve the same punishment.

Ringleader Muktar Said Ibrahim, Yassin Omar - who first dreamt up the plot - Ramzi Mohammed and Hussain Osman gave little reaction as the enormous sentences were handed out.

Judge Fulford said: "This was a viable, indeed a very nearly successful, attempt at mass murder. It was long in the planning and came soon after July 7 - it was designed for maximum impact.

"The evidence leads me to the firm conclusion that these were not truly isolated events but to the contrary. They were to an extent co-ordinated and connected in that I have no doubt that they were both part of an al Qaida-controlled sequence of incidents."

The judge said none of the men could be considered for release before the 40-year tariff was served.

Just before the six-month terror trial was brought to a close, a retrial was ordered for the two remaining defendants in the case. The jury was dismissed on Tuesday after it was deadlocked over Manfo Kwaku Asiedu and Adel Yahya, who both deny conspiracy to murder.