Thursday, February 2, 2012

Six Years In Prison For Plotting A Massive Terror Campaign In London

Inspiration: The terrorists wanted to carry out a Mumbai-style attack. Pictured here is Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman of the 2008 atrocity

Big Ben Bomb Gang Out In Six Years: Outrage As Terror Plotters Plead Guilty In Turn For Light Sentences -- Daily Mail

* The conspiracy involved nine Muslim defendants
* They were all British, living in London, Cardiff and Stoke-on-Trent
* Al-Qaeda inspired radicals arrested FOUR days before they planned to plant bombs in London Stock Exchange toilets

A terror gang who planned a Mumbai-style bomb blitz in London could walk free in less than six years after striking an extraordinary 11th-hour plea bargain.

The four Muslim fanatics intended to unleash a Christmas campaign of atrocities with targets including the Stock Exchange, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, the Palace of Westminster and the London Eye.

They and five others had been facing a five-month trial at Woolwich Crown Court and could have expected sentences of 20 years.

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My Comment: They will probably get out earlier for good behavior.

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