Three Irishmen were convicted at the Old Bailey in London today of plotting a "Real IRA" bombing campaign in Britain.
They were found responsible for car bomb attacks on three busy centres on Saturday nights during 2001.
The first was on the BBC Television centre in March, then in Ealing Broadway, west London, in August and finally in Smallbrook, Queensway, Birmingham in November.
Brothers Robert Hulme (23) and Aiden Hulme (25) together with Noel Maguire (34) had denied conspiring to cause explosions between January 1st and November 15th, 2001.
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Two other men, James McCormack (34) from Co Louth, and John Hannan (19) from Newtown Butler, Co Fermanagh, have admitted the charge.
All three will be sentenced tomorrow.
PA News