Terrorists discussed plan to place bomb in toy car

TERRORIST plotters discussed sending a remote controlled toy car carrying a home-made bomb under the gates of a Territorial Army centre, a court was told yesterday.

Zahid Iqbal, 31, and Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, 25, spoke to each other about making an improvised explosive device based upon instructions in an al-Qaeda manual, Woolwich Crown Court was told.

Iqbal, Ahmed, Umar Arshad, 24, and Syed Farhan Hussain, 21, all from Luton, admitted one count of engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism between 1 January, 2011 and 25 April, 2012 at a hearing on 
1 March.

The four men considered methods, materials and targets for attacks.

They were arrested following a series of raids in April last year at their homes.

The hearing was adjourned until today, when the judge will listen to mitigation for the men from the defence before they are sentenced.