Iran linked radicals had a bomb factory in London (Image: GETTY)
Radicals linked to Hezbollah stashed thousands of disposable ice packs containing ammonium nitrate, a common ingredient in homemade bombs. One well-placed source described the plot as “proper organised terrorism”, while another said enough explosive materials were stored to do “a lot of damage”, the Daily Telegraph reported. Three metric tonnes of ammonium nitrate had been discovered.
This is more than was used in the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people and damaged hundreds of buildings.
The bomb factory was discovered just months after the UK signed up to the Iran nuclear deal.
It raises questions about whether senior UK government figures chose not to reveal the plot in part because they were invested in keeping
