Hassan planted the tube bomb on 15 September 2017, injuring 51 passengers.
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The Parsons Green Tube attacker, Ahmed Hassan, has been denied the opportunity to appeal his conviction.
Three judges in the Court of Appeal have rejected his application.
Hassan planted the tube bomb on 15 September 2017, injuring 51 passengers.
Hoping to challenge his conviction, the 19-year-old watched the court proceedings via videolink from prison.
The asylum-seeker had pretended to engage with the anti-terrorism Prevent scheme as he plotted mass murder in the capital.
He was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 34 years at the Old Bailey last year.
Sir Brian Leveson, one of the Court of Appeal judges, said they had reviewed a “considerable body of material” before concluding that the challenge to the conviction should be refused.
Hassan planted the tube bomb on 15 September 2017, injuring 51 passengers. Credit: Brais G Rouco/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
The Old Bailey heard that Hassan wanted to avenge the death of his father in Iraq and was “disappointed” when the bomb only partly detonated in a huge fireball.
During sentencing last year, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said Hassan was a “dangerous and devious individual” who planned his attack quietly.
He set the timer on the District Line and got off one stop before the bomb partially exploded. Twenty-three passengers suffered burns, with some describing their hair catching fire and their clothes melting in the blast.
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The Parsons Green Tube attacker, Ahmed Hassan, has been denied the opportunity to appeal his conviction.
Three judges in the Court of Appeal have rejected his application.
Hassan planted the tube bomb on 15 September 2017, injuring 51 passengers.
Hoping to challenge his conviction, the 19-year-old watched the court proceedings via videolink from prison.
The asylum-seeker had pretended to engage with the anti-terrorism Prevent scheme as he plotted mass murder in the capital.
He was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 34 years at the Old Bailey last year.
Sir Brian Leveson, one of the Court of Appeal judges, said they had reviewed a “considerable body of material” before concluding that the challenge to the conviction should be refused.
Hassan planted the tube bomb on 15 September 2017, injuring 51 passengers. Credit: Brais G Rouco/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
The Old Bailey heard that Hassan wanted to avenge the death of his father in Iraq and was “disappointed” when the bomb only partly detonated in a huge fireball.
During sentencing last year, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave said Hassan was a “dangerous and devious individual” who planned his attack quietly.
He set the timer on the District Line and got off one stop before the bomb partially exploded. Twenty-three passengers suffered burns, with some describing their hair catching fire and their clothes melting in the blast.
