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Iran ammonium-nitrate stash in London and around the world ignored for 2015 Iran deal

[Twitter and Telegraph - behind a paywall] Terrorists linked to Iran were caught stockpiling tonnes of explosive materials on the outskirts of London in a secret British bomb factory, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.

Radicals linked to Hizbollah, the Lebanese militant group, stashed thousands of disposable ice packs containing ammonium nitrate - a common ingredient in homemade bombs.

The plot was uncovered by MI5 and the Metropolitan Police in the autumn of 2015, just months after the UK signed up to the Iran nuclear deal. Three metric tonnes of ammonium nitrate was discovered - more than was used in the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people and damaged hundreds of buildings.

Police raided four properties in North West London -...

Twitter links mention 3 tons in London and similar amounts elsewhere all covered up because of Iran Deal

Government will argue intel used to disrupt plot, so right not to reveal.

Ben Wallace, security minister: “The Security Service and police work tirelessly to keep the public safe from a host of national security threats. Necessarily, their efforts + success will often go unseen”
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