Suspicions of a plot to sabotage the new government were heightened by the conspicuous absence of the leaders of all the security forces at the swearing-in ceremony.
On 10 August 2006, authorities in the United Kingdom uncovered an alleged plot to sabotage as many as 10 US airliners travelling from the UK to the USA, reportedly by using liquid and gel based explosives.
The defendants are charged with high treason, with alternative charges of terrorism and sabotage, over an alleged plot to overthrow the government through a series of bomb attacks last year.