Nuclear plants, gas pipelines also in terror plans of airliner plotter

LONDON: A young British Muslim who became a key organizer in a plot to down trans-Atlantic airliners was also developing plans to cripple nuclear power stations, a European gas pipeline and Britain’s electricity grid, a prosecutor told a court Friday.

Assad Sarwar, 27, who had key contacts among Islamists in Pakistan, also wanted to destroy the main exchange for Britain’s Internet service providers and target an airport control tower.


Prosecutor Peter Wright said Sarwar decided not to join colleagues in carrying out their planned suicide mission to blow up at least seven flights to the United States and Canada.

“On the evidence you may conclude he had other terrestrial targets in mind as well,” he said.

AP