Pair facing jail for IS plot to kill soldiers and police in drive-by shootings

The Metropolitan Police has welcomed the conviction of two student would-be terrorists who planned to shoot soldiers, police officers and members of the public from their mopeds.

Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said that the plan by Tarik Hassane and Suhaib Majeed was "a step up" in terms of the threat to safety on UK streets.

The investigation involved trawling through a record amount of data - 22 terabytes, equivalent to around two million files.

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A pair of home-grown terrorists are facing lengthy jail sentences for plotting to kill soldiers, police officers and civilians in a series of Islamic State-inspired drive-by shootings.

Physics student Suhaib Majeed, 21, from west London, has been convicted at the Old Bailey.

Midway through the trial, mastermind Tarik Hassane, 22, admitted conspiracy to murder and preparation of terrorist acts.