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LeftishBrit

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Wed Dec 30, 2015, 04:07 PM Dec 2015

'Silent bomber' couple jailed for London terror plot

A husband and wife who plotted a terror attack in London have been jailed for a minimum of 27 and 25 years.

Mohammed Rehman, 25, discussed targeting the London Underground and Westfield shopping centre on social media under the name "Silent Bomber".

He and his wife Sana Ahmed Khan were convicted of preparing terrorist acts.

Jailing them both for life at the Old Bailey, Mr Justice Baker told Rehman he had been "determined to fulfil the Islamic State's call for jihad".

The couple's trial had heard how bomb-making chemicals were found at Rehman's Reading home, where he had filmed himself setting off a small explosion in the back garden.

He had been planning an attack to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the 7 July London bombings, the trial was told....


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35198500


It's a relief that they were caught before they could cause mayhem. I can't help thinking that if you're hoping to get away with a serious crime, it's PROBABLY not the wisest idea to discuss it on Twitter. Let's hope all potential terrorists turn out to be just as stupid!


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'Silent bomber' couple jailed for London terror plot (Original Post) LeftishBrit Dec 2015 OP
Just as stupid? Notice the guys who are encouraging this stuff are not strapping a bomb to their ass Hoppy Dec 2015 #1
 

Hoppy

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1. Just as stupid? Notice the guys who are encouraging this stuff are not strapping a bomb to their ass
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 07:26 PM
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