Archive · 14 Nov 2025
British Man Pleads Guilty to Bomb Plot and Church Arson
A young man named Ilyas Akhtar has admitted to planning a terrorist attack.
He pleaded guilty to getting ready to make a bomb by collecting weapons and parts.
He also went to look around an army base near a castle.
Additionally, he confessed to setting a church on fire.
He is currently in court for these actions.
A British man, Ilyas Akhtar, 20, pleaded guilty to plotting a terrorist attack.
He admitted to collecting weapons and parts for a homemade bomb.
Akhtar conducted reconnaissance at an army base near Windsor Castle.
He also pleaded guilty to setting fire to a church.
He denied four other arson charges.
- Who
- Ilyas Akhtar, 20, a British man
- What
- Pleaded guilty to plotting a terrorist attack, collecting weapons and bomb parts, conducting reconnaissance at an army base, and setting fire to a church.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- London's Old Bailey court (UK), army base near Windsor Castle, a church in Slough.
- Why
- Engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts.
Charges Accepted
Charges Denied
Specific Allegations
Charges Accepted
Akhtar pleaded guilty to plotting a terrorist attack, collecting weapons and bomb parts, conducting reconnaissance at an army base near Windsor Castle, and setting fire to a church.
Charges Denied
Akhtar pleaded not guilty to four other counts of arson related to fires at an ice rink and a leisure center in Slough.
- Defendant
- Ilyas Akhtar, 20
- Guilty Pleas
- Plotting terrorist attack, collecting weapons and bomb parts, reconnaissance at army base, church arson.
- Not Guilty Pleas
- Four counts of arson related to an ice rink and a leisure center.
- Court
- London's Old Bailey court
- Plea Date
- Friday
