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A TERROR boss behind a chilling UK bomb plot – and a close pal of London Bridge killer Usman Khan – has been freed from jail.
Mohammed Shahjahan, 38, was locked up in 2012 for plotting attacks on high-profile targets including Boris Johnson, Big Ben and the London Stock Exchange.
Terror cell from left to right: Mohibur Rahman, Gurukanth Desai, Abdul Miah, Mohammed Chowdhury and Mohammed Shahjahan
Despite a failed parole bid in 2023, Shahjahan has now been cleared for release following another review.
The Ministry of Justice confirmed the decision, saying: “This decision was made by the independent Parole Board.
“A view opposing release was entered by the Lord Chancellor in September 2024.
“After thorough consideration of the Parole Board’s decision, it was concluded there was no legal basis to ask for reconsideration.”
He was sentenced alongside Khan and fellow extremist Nazam Hussain after the three were snared in a joint MI5 and police operation.
Shahjahan, from Burslem and Cobridge in Stoke-on-Trent, and his gang had long been considered a major extremist threat.
They were recorded promoting violent jihad and openly discussing potential strike points.
Shahjahan himself was branded the “ameer” – or leader – of the Stoke cell and was viewed by security services as a key recruiter.
Conservative MP Nigel Mills previously said: “I sincerely hope he is not released. Usman Khan was and he went on to commit a horrific terrorist attack.
“This is clearly a man who is one of the most dangerous people in the country.”
Composite handout from West Midlands Police of nine men who admitted terror charges over an al Qaida-inspired plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange
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