Teen faces jail for ‘Hyde Park concert bomb plot’

A teenager was caught by secret agents as he plotted a bomb attack, possibly targeting an Elton John concert in Hyde Park on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Haroon Syed, 19, from Hounslow, west London, pleaded guilty yesterday at the Old Bailey to a charge of preparation of terrorist acts between April and September last year after a last-ditch attempt to get his case thrown out failed.

The court heard how Syed tried to get weapons online, including a bomb vest or explosives, and trawled the web to find a busy area in the capital such as Oxford Circus to launch a mass casualty attack.

Judge Michael Topolski QC deferred sentencing to June 8.