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Wednesday, April 25, 2007
"Dirty Bomb" Plotters Plead Guilty in U.K.
17:03, Wednesday April 25, 2007 (London Time)
'Radiation' Bomb Plotters Guilty
LONDON, ENGLAND: Four men accused of being part of a plot to plant dirty
"radiation" bombs in Britain and "kill as many people as possible" in
terror attack in the US have pleaded guilty.
Dhiren Barot was jailed last year Junade Feroze, 31, Mohammed Zia Ul Haq, 28, Abdul Aziz Jalil, 34, and Omar Abdul Rehman, 23, pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to conspiracy to cause an explosion or explosions likely to endanger life.
All four are accused of conspiring "together with Dhiren Barot and other persons unknown".
Barot, 34, an Indian-born convert to Islam, was sentenced to life last November and told he must serve at least 40 years in jail.
He had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder after the same court was told he had plotted terrorist outrages in Britain and the US.
The plot involved exploding limousines packed with explosives and radioactive material in underground car parks in Britain and blowing up landmark buildings in the U.S.
Article continues at: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1262698,00.html
Edited on: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:04.56
Categories: Counter-Terrorism, Homeland Security, WMD - Haz-Mat