A British couple has been found guilty of plotting a massive terror attack in London ahead of the 10th anniversary of the July 7 bombings this year. The Old Bailey court in London convicted the husband, Mohammed Rehman and his wife Sana Ahmed Khan last night. Rehman tweeted about targeting the London Underground network and Westfield shopping centre of the city under the name Silent Bomber.
Investigations found that Rehman and Ahmed Khan had carried out huge amounts of research relating to terrorist attacks – repeatedly searching the Internet for videos relating to the London bombings. 10 kg of Urea Nitrate were found at Rehman’s house, a highly explosive chemical, which if detonated would have caused multiple fatalities on the London Underground.
The prosecution told the court that Rehman was just days away from completing the device which would have caused multiple casualties in London if he had not been stopped by anti-terror police. The couple will be sentenced later this week.