Westfield shopping centre terror plot: Husband and wife asked Twitter where they should detonate bomb

A husband and wife have been found guilty of plotting a terror attack on the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in London.

Mohammed Rehman, 25, asked on Twitter in May whether he should target Westfield shopping centre or the London Underground, posting under the pseudonym 'Silent Bomber'.

Chemicals for making bombs were found at his Reading home, the Old Bailey heard.

He and his wife Sana Ahmed Khan, 24, were convicted of preparing terrorist acts. They will be sentenced on 30 December.

Rehman used money from his wife to stockpile explosives at his family home in Reading, and even filmed himself setting off a small explosion in his back garden. The court heard that he was days away from completing the construction of an explosive device that would have caused multiple casualties if detonated among shoppers or commuters.

Prosecutors alleged he was "intent on martyrdom" when he tweeted "Now I just make explosives in preparation for kuffar lol and when I've made the required amount I'll be wearing them on my chest", after asking what target to strike.

He used a picture of is militant Mohammed Emwazi, aka Jihadi John, for his Twitter account.

Rehman was also found guilty of possessing an article for terrorist purposes.