February 21, 2020
An Islamic State supporter has pleaded guilty to plotting to bomb St Paul’s Cathedral and a hotel. 
Islamic State Supporter Pleads Guilty To St Pauls Cathedral Bomb Plot
Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 36, was snared by undercover officers last year as she planned to plant two explosive devices in central London, one at the historic cathedral and one at a nearby hotel.
Formerly known as Michelle Ramsden, Shaikh – from Hayes, Middlesex – converted to Islam in 2007 but later rejected its mainstream teachings and began watching extremist material online.
The charge states that Shaikh made contact with someone who could prepare explosives and went on a reconnaissance trip to scope out the cathedral and a hotel as locations to plant bombs.
At a brief hearing at the Old Bailey, Shaikh, pleaded guilty to preparation of terrorist acts and dissemination of terrorist publications on the Telegram messaging app.
The court heard how she had carried out research before settling on her murderous plan between between August and October last year.
She made contact with someone she believed could help make explosives online and provided two bags, one for each bomb.
Shaikh travelled to central London and stayed at a hotel as part of her reconnaissance.
She scoped out St Paul’s security and looked for the “best place” to plant a second explosive device, the court heard.
She also prepared the words of a pledge of allegiance to the self-described Islamic State, also known as Isis or Daesh.A woman who scoped out St Paul’s Cathedral last year in preparation for a Daseh-inspired bomb attack has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences today. Saffiya Shaikh was prosecuted by the CPS and will be sentenced on 11 May. She was remanded in custody. Image: Met police photo. pic.twitter.com/GJIsZVQi5Q— CPS (@cpsuk) February 21, 2020Meanwhile, she shared terrorist propaganda via groups using the Telegram messaging app.
The defendant, who wore a black robe in the dock, spoke quietly as she entered her guilty pleas before Mr Justice Sweeney on Friday.
She was remanded in custody and the judge ordered pre-sentence reports ahead of sentencing on May 11, adding her lawyers should serve any psychiatric report beforehand.
According to a prosecution case summary, Shaikh had stated her main aim was to kill as many people as possible in a suicide attack on St Paul’s.
She only confided her plan to two people, the online explosives expert and his wife who she handed her bags to, unaware that they were undercover officers.After converting to Islam she began to follow extremists online and by 2015 had become radicalised, the prosecution alleged.
In encrypted chat with an undercover officer last August, the defendant said that she would “rather die young and get to Jannah [paradise] quickest way possible”.
She also stated: “I always knows [sic] I wanted to do something big….killing one kafir [infidel] is not enough for me.”
Shaikh expressed a desire to target a church or somewhere “historical” on a day like Christmas or Easter to “kill more”, according to the case summary.
In September last year, she revealed her plan to stay in a hotel near St Paul’s then check out the cathedral and “take photos like a tourist”.
On September 24 last year, she met the fake explosive expert’s wife in Uxbridge to hand over her bags.
Then on October 13, the female undercover officer cancelled a second meeting and police forced their way into Shaikh’s flat to arrest her.
In a police interview she admitted posting extremist material and the plot, although she said she may not have gone through with it.Related... Britain First's Paul Golding Charged Under The Terrorism Act Worshippers Tackled Knifeman In London Mosque Attack British Rapper Dave Blasts 'Real Racist' Boris Johnson During Powerful Brit Awards Performance
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