UK Bomber Brainwashed Online by Pakistani Extremists

[Times-UK] Adam Fresco - Nicky Reilly, 22, who converted to Islam in his mid-teens and has a mental age of 10, was directed online by shadowy Pakistan-based extremists in how to build bombs filled with hundreds of nails, which he attempted to detonate at the Giraffe restaurant in Exeter in May. The devices went off prematurely, injuring only him. Reilly admitted in court Wednesday researching how to make improvised explosive devices, investigating potential targets and acquiring components.


2008-10-17 01:00:00

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