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Repatriation at Royal Wootton Bassett was a target

8:00am Sunday 12th February 2012

Crowds watching the repatriations in Royal Wootton Bassett were among the possible targets of a gang that admitted plotting bomb attacks in London.

Four men admitted charges of preparing for acts of terrorism by planning to bomb the Stock Exchange at Woolwich Crown Court, in London, last Wednesday.

The gang, led by Mohammed Chowdhury, 21, of East London, also had Parliament, The London Eye, Westminster Abbey and the US Embassy on their list, the court heard. The group included Shah Rahman, 29, from East London, and brothers Abdul Miah, 25, and Gurukanth Desai, 30, of Cardiff.

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