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2nd LD Writethru: Couple found guilty of plotting attack in London sentenced to imprisonment

Xinhua, December 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

Mohammed Rehman and Sana Ahmed Khan have been jailed for life after being convicted of preparing terror attacks in London, Sky news reported Wednesday.

Rehman was told he must been jailed for a minimum of 27 years. Khan was given at least 25 years.

They were sentenced after an Old Bailey jury unanimously found them guilty of preparing an act of terrorism in May this year.

Mohammed Rehman, 25, asked his followers which target Westfield shopping centre or the London Underground, is suitable for a massive terror attack under the Twitter username "Silent Bomber".

Chemicals for making bomb were found at his home. Jurors at the Old Bailey were shown video said to show Rehman experimenting with home-made explosives in his back garden.

Khan, 24, was convicted of helping Rehman plan the attack and paying for chemicals purchased online. Endit