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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://blog.thecst.org.uk/?p=4123
“More antisemitic terrorists convicted”
February 21st, 2013 by CST
SNIPPET: “Three Birmingham men, Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid, 27, and Ashik Ali, 27, have been found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of being “central figures” in a large scale terrorist plot.
CST welcomes the guilty verdict in this trial, but the terrorists’ suggestion of a gun attack against a synagogue, is yet another disturbing example of would-be antisemitic terrorism here in Britain.
This is the third recent case in which terrorists have contemplated British Jews amongst other UK targets, the others being an al-Qaeda plot of 2011 and the Stock Exchange plot of 2010. Worse still, it follows last year’s Khans case in which a marrried couple solely targeted the Jewish community of North Manchester.
(For details of the East African al-Qaeda plot of 2011, see here; and for details of the Stock Exchange plot of 2010, see here. For the Khans, see here and here.)
In Britain, terrorism threatens all of society. We are all at equal risk when using public places, such as transport hubs or famous buildings – but these cases demonstrate that British Jews face an additional level of threat, due to the sheer number of terrorists who regard Jews as amongst the priority targets for their actions. Last year’s dreadful attack against a Jewish school in Toulouse shows where this hatred can lead.”