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 Police accuse computer worker of BA bomb plot12-03-2010A BRITISH Airways computer expert appeared in a British court Thursday (11) accused of planning suicide bombings and his own martyrdom.
Prosecutors allege Bangladesh-born Rajib Karim offered to take advantage of a planned strike at the airline by joining the carrier's cabin crew.
The 30-year-old faced three charges under counter-terrorism legislation.
Two relate to planning suicide bombings and his own martyrdom, with one involving Britain and a second alleging he plotted with contacts in his homeland, Pakistan and Yemen.
He was accused in court of deliberately staying in Britain, obtaining a passport and finding work with British Airways as part of the plot.
Prosecutors accuse him of sharing information about his work and saying he would join the airline's cabin crew during a strike expected to take place soon.
The third charge alleges he collected money and transferred it to terrorist associates abroad.
Anti-terrorism police arrested Karim in the office where he worked as a computer software developer in Newcastle upon Tyne, northeast England, on February 25.
Forensic experts are going through hundreds of files from computers seized at his workplace and home.
He was remanded in custody and will appear again at court later this month. 
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