According to The Times, a 19-year-old student had every intention of carrying out a nail bomb attack in Britain, specifically targeting a September 11th Elton John concert. He’s also accused of planning coordinated attacks on Buckingham Palace, Oxford Street, and various military bases throughout London.
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Haroon Ali-Syed allegedly wanted to use a bomb with a remote timer in order to blow up a particularly crowded area of central London. However, his plans were thwarted when he contacted an undercover police officer online. They arranged to meet at a shopping mall, and Syed apparently handed the officer over £150.
The Sun reports that his original plan was to be a suicide bomber to carry out a “lone wolf” killing spree, hence his interest in purchasing guns and pistols.
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“This defendant was attempting to carry out a terror attack on the scale of 7/7 or something like that,” said Prosecutor Thomas Halpin.
During a 15-minute hearing at Westminster magistrates’ court, Ali-Syed toyed with his beard and smirked.
He apparently spent most of the month watching ISIS beheading videos to prime himself for the attack.
The next hearing is on September 19th.
Xzamilloh
Glad it was thwarted… but it’s getting tiresome having to hear about this. Religion is bad, but not all fundamentalists are created equal. I’m REALLY interested to hear how foreign policy, the crusades, or the Iraq war can be blamed on this one.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
When the hell is Europe going to wake up and realize their countries are close to imminent destruction??
They allow these subhuman scum to pour into their countries. They segregrate them selves in insular communities never even making any attempt to assimilate. They live off public assistance and anti-Western, Christian, Jewish and Gay cells fester within………..
IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou
Muslim terrorist. Say it.
Alistair Wiseman
@IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou:
How DARE you! You cannot say that on this website. Our president and his wannabe replacement refuse to say, “Radicalized Islamic Terrorist”.
Like a mantra, we must repeat what Hillary told us on November 19, 2015.
“Let’s be clear: Islam is not our adversary. Muslims are peaceful and tolerant people and have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism.”
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
How unnecessary. The concert was perfectly capable of bombing without help thanks to a no-longer-talented fat fuck.
Xzamilloh
@PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID: Oh, yeah… mock someone who was targeted for a terrorist attack. That fat fuck has feelings, you know!!
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
@Xzamilloh: I feel suitably admonished
And a little bit turned on
jon_gregory
Princess of Darkness, dial 911 and ask for Juvenile Mental Health stating you are in a crisis-meltdown and need help!!
trell
Well I know that Elton John’s music has been shit over the last few decades, but I didn’t think it was ever that bad….
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
@jon_gregory: “Juvenile”
🙂
All is forgiven
X
Chris
150 pounds is the going rate for a suicide bomber? That anyone could believe that’s the price to pay someone to commit suicide shows how little he values life. I hope this kid rots in jail!
Chris
Oh yeah, the stuff about Elton John: too easy. Come on, gay folk can be wittier than that!