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Terrorism gang jailed for plotting to blow up London Stock Exchange
A gang of Muslim extremists inspired to launch a deadly UK terror campaign by hate preacher Anjem Choudary were jailed for a total of nearly 95 years today. Lynchpin Mohammed Chowdhury, 21, and righthand man Shah Rahman, 29, planned to plant a bomb in the Stock Exchange and were seen scouting other potential targets including Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye. A handwritten hit list containing the names and addresses of Boris Johnson, the dean of St Paul's Cathedral, two rabbis and details about the American Embassy was also found at Chowdhury's east London home. Members of the gang hoped to launch a co-ordinated shooting and bombing attack on the capital in a 'Mumbai-style' atrocity in the run-up to Christmas 2010. Six of the nine men had been personally taught by former Islam4UK spokesman Choudary, while four were also in contact with notorious convicted terrorists Abu Izzadeen and Sheikh Faisal. Choudary has since claimed his former pupils' plans were 'taken out of context' by police. Posted by: tipper 2012-02-09 |
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