British teen jailed over ‘imminent’ terrorism plot

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LONDON: A British teenager who detectives believe may have been just hours away from launching an attack on police or soldiers, was today sentenced to a minimum of six years in jail for terrorism offences.

He had also discussed a desire to torture and kill a US or British soldier, said Commander Dominic Murphy, head of London police’s Counter Terrorism Command, saying the speed of King’s self-radicalisation was striking.“I’m pretty happy to say it was imminent,” he said. “It’s very clear to us that King was planning and had a firm intention and desire to carry out a terrorist attack.”

Police said they were alerted in April 2022 to the teenager, who lived with his mother and two sisters in Essex, northeast of London, by calls from several people who had become alarmed at his increasingly overt extremist behaviour. After his arrest, police found he had tried to buy knives and a sword online. They also discovered he had a backpack containing Special Ops glasses and gloves he had purchased, along with a flag linked to Islamic State and a balaclava.

 

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