FOUR terrorists who claimed they were inspired by Al-Qaeda yesterday pleaded guilty to planning bomb attacks targeting the London Stock Exchange, as well as other City landmarks.
Mohammed Chowdhury, Shah Rahman, Gurukanth Desai and Abdul Miah, who were arrested in December 2010, all admitted yesterday to engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism.
The men, all British citizens from London and Cardiff, had planned to send nail bombs to several prominent London buildings – listing the London Stock Exchange, the US embassy and Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s work address as possible targets.
But an undercover police operation caught the men before the attacks could go ahead.
The four men admitted their guilt under a special arrangement that allows defendants to be told their potential sentence if they plead on the night before the trial is due to begin.
Five other men pleaded guilty to other charges related to terrorism. All nine will be sentenced next week.
