Student accused of withholding 'plot' information

The trial of a Bristol-based Somalian student accused of failing to disclose an alleged terrorist plot has begun.Hashi Omer, 19, appeared at Bristol Crown Court accused of failing to tell the authorities about convicted terrorist Isa Ibrahim's plans to blow himself up in the city centre.Omer, of Great Ann Street, who wore a knee-length, white camise and a brown suit jacket, allegedly withheld the information between April 5 and April 18 last year.He previously denied the charge at Nottingham Crown Court earlier in the year.Mr Justice Butterfield formally designated Wednesday as the first day of the trial, though three days of legal argument are due to be heard before a jury is sworn in on Monday.Former public schoolboy Ibrahim, 20, from Bristol, was jailed indefinitely in July after he was found guilty of a number of terrorism charges at Winchester Crown Court.Omer is on bail on the condition he remains at a specified residence, gives up his passport and does not apply for new travel documents.