Hezbollah terrorists, lucky they were caught early, imagine what kind of bloodbath they could've made with all those explosives.
Terrorists linked to Iran were caught stockpiling tonnes of explosive materials on the outskirts of London in a secret British bomb factory, The Telegraph can reveal.
Radicals linked to Hizbollah, the Lebanese militant group, stashed thousands of disposable ice packs containing ammonium nitrate - a common ingredient in homemade bombs.
The plot was uncovered by MI5 and the Metropolitan Police in the autumn of 2015, just months after the UK signed up to the Iran nuclear deal. Three metric tonnes of ammonium nitrate was discovered - more than was used in the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people and damaged hundreds of buildings.
Police raided four properties in north-west London
The covert operation was reportedly launched after a tip off- which the Telegraph understands came from a foreign government.
MI5's intelligence investigation is understood to have lasted months was was part of an effort to disrupt the plot and also get an insight into what Hezbollah was plotting.
A UK intelligence source said: “MI5 worked independently and closely with international partners to disrupt the threat of malign intent from Iran and its proxies in the UK.”
The news comes amid mounting tensions between Iran and the west and after Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced a blanket ban on those with links to Hezbollah.
In February, he ruled all UK supporters of the Iran-backed group will face up to 10 years in prison.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...sts-caught-stockpiling-explosives-north-west/
Terrorists linked to Iran were caught stockpiling tonnes of explosive materials on the outskirts of London in a secret British bomb factory, The Telegraph can reveal.
Radicals linked to Hizbollah, the Lebanese militant group, stashed thousands of disposable ice packs containing ammonium nitrate - a common ingredient in homemade bombs.
The plot was uncovered by MI5 and the Metropolitan Police in the autumn of 2015, just months after the UK signed up to the Iran nuclear deal. Three metric tonnes of ammonium nitrate was discovered - more than was used in the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people and damaged hundreds of buildings.
Police raided four properties in north-west London
The covert operation was reportedly launched after a tip off- which the Telegraph understands came from a foreign government.
MI5's intelligence investigation is understood to have lasted months was was part of an effort to disrupt the plot and also get an insight into what Hezbollah was plotting.
A UK intelligence source said: “MI5 worked independently and closely with international partners to disrupt the threat of malign intent from Iran and its proxies in the UK.”
The news comes amid mounting tensions between Iran and the west and after Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced a blanket ban on those with links to Hezbollah.
In February, he ruled all UK supporters of the Iran-backed group will face up to 10 years in prison.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...sts-caught-stockpiling-explosives-north-west/