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“These two are brothers. Meanwhile, the two Irfans, Nasser and Khalid, seem to have accrued the most charges:

i. Travelling to Pakistan for training in terrorism including bomb making, weapons and poison making.

ii. Making a martyrdom film.

iii. Planning a bombing campaign.

iv. Planning a suicide bombing campaign/event.

v. Collecting money for terrorism.

vi. Advising and counselling the commission of terrorist acts by providing information about training in Pakistan

vii. Advising, counselling on explosives and detonators.

viii. Being concerned in the purchase of components and chemicals for a home made explosive device.

ix. Construction of a home made explosive device for terrorist acts.

x. Being concerned in recruiting persons for terrorist training.

xi. Being concerned in recruiting persons for terrorist acts.

xii. Stating an intention to be a suicide bomber.”

http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2011/09/birmingham-suicide-bombers-caught.html

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/09/uk_terror_sweep_unco.php

“UK terror sweep uncovers suicide bomb plot”

By WES BRUER & BILL ROGGIO
September 26, 2011

SNIPPET: “The status of the woman who was detained last week has not been disclosed. Last week, it was reported that the woman was being held under Terrorism Act 2000 for failing to disclose information relating to the plot.

Of the 14 homes searched by police, one belonged to Mohammed Irfan. In 2008, Irfan was sentenced to four years in prison for plotting to kidnap a British soldier and behead him “like a pig,” live on the Internet. He was released after serving less than two years and was not rearrested in connection with this case.

While the location of the training camp in Pakistan that was attended by Khalid and Nasser has not been disclosed, Western jihadists are known to train in the Mir Ali and Datta Khel areas in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. And a jihadist who was set to become the head of the so-called Islamic Army of Great Britain, an al Qaeda branch, was killed by unmanned US strike aircraft in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan on Sept. 8, 2010 [see LWJ report, British, German jihadists involved in Europe plot killed in Predator strikes].

Abdul Jabbar, the short-lived leader of the Islamic Army of Great Britain, was said to have been present at a meeting attended by more than 300 jihadists, including members of al Qaeda and the Taliban, several months before he was killed. At that meeting, he was appointed the leader of the Islamic Army of Great Britain and was tasked with carrying out terror attacks in Britain, France, and Germany, using assault rifles and suicide vests.

Jabbar had earlier survived a drone strike on a militant training camp run by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a commander allied with the Haqqani Network, an Afghan Taliban faction considered one of the most effective forces battling Western troops in Afghanistan.”

NOTE: Photos included.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21534048

SNIPPET: “Three would-be suicide bombers who plotted to carry out an attack to rival the 7 July and 9/11 atrocities have been found guilty of terrorism charges.

Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid, 27, and Ashik Ali, 27, from Birmingham, were found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of being “central figures” in the plan.

Jurors were told they planned to set off up to eight bombs in rucksacks, using timers to detonate the charges.”

SNIPPET: “The judge told the men they would all face life in prison when they were sentenced in April or May.”

SNIPPET: “Mr Justice Henriques told Naseer he had been convicted on “overwhelming evidence” and that he faced “a very long minimum term”.

He said: “You were seeking to recruit a team of somewhere between six and eight suicide bombers to carry out a spectacular bombing campaign, one which would create an anniversary along the lines of 7/7 or 9/11. It’s clear that you were planning a terrorist outrage in Birmingham.””

SNIPPET: “Nine men in all have been convicted as a result of the investigation.”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/26/us-britain-security-bombings-idUSBRE93P0NV20130426

“British Islamists jailed for al Qaeda suicide bomb plot”

LONDON | Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:47am EDT

SNIPPET: “Irfan Naseer, Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali were being sentenced after their conviction at London’s Woolwich Crown Court in February on 12 counts of committing acts in preparation for terrorism between December 2010 and September 2011.”

SNIPPET: “Naseer, who the judge said was a “skilful bomb-maker”, was jailed for life and told he must serve at least 18 years in prison, the Press Association reported.

Khalid, who had boasted the planned attack would be “another 9/11”, was given 23 years and will spend at least 12 behind bars before he can be released, while Ali was jailed for 20 years with a minimum of 10 in custody.”

SNIPPET: “Naseer and Khalid had spent time at training camps in Pakistan where they had learnt how to make bombs, mix poisons and fire guns. The court was told they had prepared “martyrdom videos” in anticipation of their suicide campaign.”