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PLASTIC bottles containing a bomb-making liquid were dumped by a High Wycombe man in a recycling bin, a court heard today.

Assad Sarwar, 27 was seen by police putting three five-litre bottles of hydrogen peroxide into a bottle bank in High Wycombe.

Police watched Sarwar, of Walton Drive, High Wycombe, make the drop-off on August 9. Sarwar was arrested later that day in Walthamstow, East London.

Woolwich crown court was told officers searched the bottle bank the following day.

Forensic tests showed Sarwar's fingerprints were present on two of the bottles as well as a cardboard box found 40 feet away from the bottle bank.

The court also heard that a separate police search of a house in Forest Road, Walthamstow turned up a number of tools including screwdrivers, hand clamps and a stanley knife.

A search found empty soft drinks bottles. Some were still sealed and some had holes drilled in the base.

The prosecution has alleged explosive liquid was to be inserted through the hole to make the bottle appear unopened.

Also found was a single use disposable camera which appeared to have been altered.

Richard Whittam, prosecuting, told the court that although no "significant" explosive material was foun.

He said: "There are a number of possible explosive uses which a camera may have. AA batteries provide an electrical output of 1.5 volts which could initiate some type of electrical fire."

He added: "The battery compartment could be used to conceal something other than a battery."

Nineteen AA battery cases and 18 inner metal cases were found at the property.

The fingerprints of Ahmed Abdullah Ali, 27, of Prospect Hill, Walthamstow was found on some of the batteries.

Syringes were also found, it is alleged, along with food colouring.

During the search of the house police found three packets of Tang a powder used for flavouring drinks. Mr Whittam told the court the Tang contained sucrose.

He said: "In this form it can be used in various explosives, particularly hydrogen peroxide, of a suitable concentration."

Sarwar and Ali along with six other men deny conspiring to murder and conspiring to endanger life on an aircraft. The trial continues.

5:16pm Tuesday 15th April 2008

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