Four admit plot to bomb London Stock Exchange

Four radical Islamists have today admitted an al-Qaida-inspired plot to detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange.

Four admit plot to bomb London Stock Exchange
Wed, 01 Feb, 2012 - 11:05

Four radical Islamists have today admitted an al-Qaida-inspired plot to detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange.

The Muslim fundamentalists' group wanted to send five mail bombs to various targets during the run up to Christmas 2010 and discussed launching a "Mumbai-style" atrocity.

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CourtsAl-QaidaPlace: London Stock ExchangePlace: MumbaiPlace: LondonPlace: Big BenPlace: Westminster AbbeyPlace: London EyePlace: Palace of WestminsterPlace: CardiffPlace: StokePlace: WoolwichPlace: Stanliff House, Tower HamletsPlace: Albert StreetPlace: Ninian Park RoadPlace: Persia WalkPlace: ShahjahanPlace: Burmarsh WalkPlace: NazamPlace: Grove StreetPlace: Roath Park, CardiffPlace: NewportPlace: Neville Street, CardiffPlace: North RoadPlace: Arabian PeninsulaPerson: MayorPerson: Boris JohnsonPerson: Mohammed ChowdhuryPerson: Shah RahmanPerson: ChowdhuryPerson: WilkiePerson: RahmanPerson: Gurukanth DesaiPerson: Abdul MiahPerson: QCPerson: Usman KhanPerson: MohammedPerson: HussainPerson: Omar LatifPerson: Mohibur RahmanPerson: Anwar al AwlakiPerson: Andrew EdisEvent: Christmas 2010Organisation: al-QaidaOrganisation: Stock ExchangeOrganisation: MuslimOrganisation: American EmbassyOrganisation: Crown CourtOrganisation: IEDOrganisation: London Stock ExchangeOrganisation: al QaidaOrganisation: AQAPOrganisation: Stoke
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