Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. British Police Charge 9 Men in Bomb Plot VOA News 27 December 2010 British police say nine men arrested last week have been charged with plotting one or more bomb attacks and will appear in a London court later Monday. The nine were among 12 men arrested on December 20 in a series of raids in England and Wales. Three have since been released without charge. Police say they have charged the nine with plotting an explosion, or explosions, "of a nature likely to endanger life or cause serious injury," between October 1 and November 20 of this year. Authorities did not specify what the potential targets were. .