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'Silent bomber' couple found guilty of London terror attack plan | 'Silent bomber' couple found guilty of London terror attack plan |
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A husband and wife have been found guilty of plotting a terror attack in London ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 7 July bombings. | A husband and wife have been found guilty of plotting a terror attack in London ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 7 July bombings. |
Mohammed Rehman, 25, discussed targeting the London Underground and Westfield shopping centre on social media under the name "Silent Bomber". | Mohammed Rehman, 25, discussed targeting the London Underground and Westfield shopping centre on social media under the name "Silent Bomber". |
Chemicals for bomb making were found at his Reading home, the Old Bailey heard. | |
He and his wife Sana Ahmed Khan were convicted of preparing terrorist acts. They will be sentenced on Wednesday. | |
Rehman used Twitter in May to ask for suggestions on which target to choose - Westfield shopping centre or the Tube. | |
With money from his 24-year-old wife he stockpiled the chemicals needed to make a huge bomb at his family home in Reading and even filmed himself setting off a small explosion in his back garden. | |
The prosecution said Rehman was just days away from completing the device, which would have caused multiple casualties in the capital if he had not been stopped. | |
Rehman was also convicted of possessing an article for terrorist purposes. |