London: A man pleaded guilty today to helping a would-be suicide bomber evade police after the attacker failed to blow himself up on a London subway train.

Mohamed Kabashi, 25,admitted assisting Hussain Osman, one of five men now serving long prison sentences for plotting to blow themselves up on London s transit system on July 21, 2005.

The men went into hiding after their explosive-filled rucksacks failed to explode. Osman fled to the south England resort city of Brighton before travelling to Italy, where he was later arrested.

Kabashi, a Brighton resident, is the former boyfriend of Mulumebet Girma, the sister of Osman's wife, Yeshiemebet Girma.

The women both face trial next week alongside three others: Shadi Abdelgadir, Asias Girma and Omar Almagboul. All five are accused with helping Osman dodge the authorities.

Source : PTI