St Paul's Cathedral bomb plot
In 2019,
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), plotted to suicide bomb St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, United Kingdom.[1][2]
Shaikh was born Michelle Ramsden in 1983 and has a daughter.Easter Sunday), using an explosive belt.[1][2] On 3 July 2020, Shaikh, who lived in Hayes, west London, wore a black hijab as she was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years.[1][3]
Shaikh also planned to plant a bomb at a Central London hotel and planned a suicide bombing on London Underground.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Casciani, Dominic (3 July 2020). "Safiyya Shaikh: How undercover operation caught a drug addict jihadist". BBC News. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "St Paul's bomb plot: IS supporter Safiyya Shaikh pleads guilty". BBC News. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ ITV.com. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ White, Mark (3 July 2020). "Safiyya Shaikh: London IS supporter who planned to blow up St Paul's Cathedral jailed". Sky News. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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