Four admit to London Stock Exchange bomb plot

Four men inspired by al-Qaeda have admitted planning to detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange, according to the BBC.

Mohammed Chowdhury, Shah Rahman, Gurukanth Desai, and Abdul Miah pleaded guilty to engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism. The men, from London and Cardiff, were arrested in December 2010 and were set to stand trial at Woolwich Crown Court. Five other men have pleaded guilty to other terrorism offences and all nine will be sentenced next week. The men, who are all British nationals, had been inspired by the preachings of the recently-killed radical extremist Anwar Al-Awlaki. The plot revolved around sending five mail bombs to various targets in the run-up to Ch...