A TERRORIST who plotted to kill hundreds in the 21/7 London bombings has been freed from jail after serving half his 33-year sentence.
Manfo Asiedu was part of the failed conspiracy to set off a string of devices on the city’s Tube and bus network.
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The attempted atrocity in 2005 came two weeks after 52 people were killed in the capital’s 7/7 suicide bombings.
Asiedu, 53, chickened out of the attack and dumped his bomb in a West London park.
He admitted conspiracy to cause explosions and was jailed for 33 years in 2007.
With time spent in custody, he was eligible for parole after less than 16 years inside.
Asiedu — who had sneaked into Britain in 2003 using a fake passport — was released this year and deported to Ghana, paid for by our taxes.
It was unclear if he agreed to the deportation in return for cash under the Facilitated Returns Scheme.
Tory MP Mark Francois said: “Given the number murdered on 7/7, it’s obscene that anyone involved in a similar plot should be released early, whether subsequently deported or not.
“This is a truly awful decision.” Ex-minister Sir Alec Shelbrooke blasted: “I don’t believe anyone who tried to commit a terrorist attack should be released early.”
Asiedu was in charge of buying 443 litres of hydrogen peroxide for homemade bombs.
Four other extremists, whose bombs failed to go off, were jailed for a minimum of 40 years.
The Home Office said it does not comment on individuals.