Three British Muslims were convicted by a jury in London Monday of plotting to murder thousands by detonating liquid explosives on at least seven airliners bound for the United States and Canada in 2006. Four other alleged conspirators were acquitted of conspiring to blow up the planes.

The jury could not reach a verdict on an eighth man. All of the defendants, except the eighth man, had pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance but denied the terrorism charges.

The plot - which officials linked to Al-Qaeda terrorists in Pakistan - was thwarted by a police raid which resulted in the arrest of 25 people. Discovery of the plot led to restrictions on the amount of liquids and gels passengers can take onto flights.