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Female ISIS supporter admits plot to bomb St Paul's Cathedral in London

Saffiya was taken into custody at Westminister Magistrates Court in October last year

Saffiya Amira Shaikh | Photo: Twitter
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Saffiya Amira Shaikh | Photo: Twitter

BS Web TeamAgencies
A female ISIS supporter on Friday admitted to planning bomb attack at St Paul's Cathedral and a hotel in London. The woman who was facing terrorism charges pleaded guilty after she was caught in a sting operation.

Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 36, from Hayes, Middlesex in west London, admitted to the preparation of terrorist acts and dissemination of terrorist publications. 

Saffiya was taken into custody at Westminister Magistrates Court in October last year.

According to the statement released during her arrest, Saffiya was charged for staying in a hotel and carrying out reconaissance of the historic site as well as the hotel, including making
Topics : ISIS