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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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Courts Al-Qaida Place: London Stock Exchange Place: Mumbai Place: London Place: Big Ben Place: Westminster Abbey Place: London Eye Place: Palace of Westminster Place: Cardiff Place: Stoke Place: Woolwich Place: Stanliff House, Tower Hamlets Place: Albert Street Place: Ninian Park Road Place: Persia Walk Place: Shahjahan Place: Burmarsh Walk Place: Nazam Place: Grove Street Place: Roath Park, Cardiff Place: Newport Place: Neville Street, Cardiff Place: North Road Place: Arabian Peninsula Person: Mayor Person: Boris Johnson Person: Mohammed Chowdhury Person: Shah Rahman Person: Chowdhury Person: Wilkie Person: Rahman Person: Gurukanth Desai Person: Abdul Miah Person: QC Person: Usman Khan Person: Mohammed Person: Hussain Person: Omar Latif Person: Mohibur Rahman Person: Anwar al Awlaki Person: Andrew Edis Event: Christmas 2010 Organisation: al-Qaida Organisation: Stock Exchange Organisation: Muslim Organisation: American Embassy Organisation: Crown Court Organisation: IED Organisation: London Stock Exchange Organisation: al Qaida Organisation: AQAP Organisation: Stoke

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