"You were so paranoid - in that way the terrorists won, in the effect they had on the British public," he said. "If you're a Muslim, you're a terrorist now."
Almagboul was close to breaking point but felt he had to be strong for his family as a tragic accident during his time in Britain left him their only son.
An army truck exploded while moving rockets and missiles in Khartoum in April 2007. A missile hit his home, in the room next to where he was now sitting for the interview, killing his older brother Gasim.
"It hurt so much that they wouldn't let me see him, go to his funeral. I was devastated."
He said British prosecutors feigned ignorance at every e-mail or fax from defence lawyers requesting access to evidence.
June 11 was the day of the verdict at Old Bailey central criminal court.
After three co-defendants were found guilty of similar charges of helping al Qaeda-inspired would-be suicide bombers, Almagboul said he couldn't breathe until he finally heard a verdict of not guilty for him and his friend Shadi Abdelgadir.
"I wanted to say kudos to the British public, the jury, because I'm not sure I could have . seen through all the rubbish in that courtroom," he said.
NOT OVER YET
Tears of joy and relief ran down both their faces, but the nightmare wasn't over.
Moments after the judge left the court, the only two defendants acquitted found themselves in handcuffs again.
Their student visas, which had run out, would not be renewed and they were taken to a detention centre where they were locked up in a cell for 23 hours a day awaiting deportation.
"To think you're free and then to be detained again - it was mind boggling!" he said.
Almagboul cannot now believe he and his friend are home.
"I used to dream of waking up at home but would still wake up in prison so it's hard to believe this isn't still a dream," he said.
His father Nagmeldin Almagboul is bitter at the whole process. The treasurer of the Sudanese-British friendship society in Khartoum, he has now resigned.
His son - who plans now to run his late brother's air conditioning repair business - had a bitter message for the would-be bombers.
"The people that do this, they say they are protecting Muslims, but that's a lie . it's destroyed my life, my entire family's life."
