The suspected terror couple, Mohammed Rehman (25), and Sana Ahmed Khan (24), had allegedly plotted a terror attack at Westfield Shopping Centre, London, on the tenth anniversary of the London 7/7 bombings. The Old Bailey Court heard how Sana Ahmed Khan had taken out £700 of payday loans from QuickQuid, to pay for bomb ingredients, on 17th November 2014.
Khan allegedly transferred over £500 to Rehman, who made purchases of many chemicals via the internet, the court heard.
The court was also informed that Rehman, who was arrested in May 2015, was less than two days away from constructing a fertiliser bomb, similar to those which were used in the London suicide bombings, in 2005.
It is also alleged that two months prior to Rehman's arrest, he had posted a Tweet, asking for advice whether he should attack the London Underground or Westfield Mall.
It is said that after the arrest of Rehman, police seized nearly 11kg of a fertiliser used in explosives; the Al Qaeda guide of bomb-making, “Make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom; as well as handwritten recipes for bombs.
The prosecutor also claimed that Khan and Rehman were allegedly fascinated by the terror group, ISIS, and that Rehman “undoubtedly approved of the atrocities and wished to play his own part.”
The trial continues.
