London: Indian national Kafeel Ahmed, who drove a burning jeep into the Glasgow airport last year and succumbed to his injuries weeks later, had sent an email to his Liverpool-based brother Sabeel before he embarked on his deadly mission last year.

Kafeel began the email by asking for Sabeel's forgiveness for keeping his plans from the latter.

"It was for your safety and for the sake of the project," Kafeel wrote.

Sabeel Ahmed, a doctor and one of the accused in Britain's botched car bombing case, today admitted to withholding information that could have prevented an act of terrorism.

Sabeel, who worked at Halton hospital in Runcorn, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey court here and admitted that he had failed to inform the police regarding the terrorist attack.

Kafeel, in the email, went on to request Sabeel to do two things: Pray to Allah for "acceptance of my deeds" and to pray to Allah "to give you calm and composure and strength (for you will need this)".

Kafeel urged his brother in the email not to inform any one "about me or my deed (and I mean any one)".

He went on to add: "If they (tholle) figure out it was me, (I have tried to clear up my tracks as much as possible), then go ahead and tell them whatever they ask of you (about my PhD and the project on global warming and my trip to Iceland and give them my computer if they ask).

"And of course this is going to put you in trouble (Allah forbid). Say only that which is necessary. And please don't argue! Try to continue as normal but appear shocked , Kafeel wrote.

Source : PTI