Dirty bomb targets included NYSE, IMF, World Bank, Prudential, Citigroup

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Man admits UK-US terror bomb plot

A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder people in terrorist campaigns in Britain and the US.

Dhiren Barot, of north London, planned to use a radioactive "dirty bomb" in one of a series of attacks in the UK, Woolwich Crown Court has heard.

He intended to cause "injury, fear, terror and chaos", the court was told.

Barot also plotted to carry out explosions in US cities that were "designed to kill as many innocent people as possible".

LONDON - A British man pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to bomb high-profile targets in the United States including the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington and the New York Stock Exchange.

"I plead guilty," Dhiran Barot, 32, said in a clear voice at Woolwich Crown Court in south London.

Other alleged targets in the plot, which was foiled by Barot's arrest in 2004, included the World Bank headquarters in Washington, the Citigroup building in New York and the Prudential building in Newark, N.J.

Prosecutor Edward Lawson said Barot planned "to carry out explosions at those premises with no warning. They were plainly designed to kill as may people as possible."

In Britain, Barot planned to pack gas cylinders into limousines and detonate them in underground parking garages, Lawson said.

This plan was "described by Mr. Barot as the main cornerstone of attacks planned to take place in the U.K.," Lawson said.

He said another plot involved the use of radioactive material in a rudimentary "dirty" bomb that would, cause "injury, fear, terror and chaos," although it was unlikely to kill anyone.

Lawson said plans outlining details of the "back-to-back" attacks had been found on a computer after Barot's arrest in August 2004.

Judge Neil Butterfield deferred sentencing of Barot but did not announce a date

Barot, not Borat! He is in the UK, but I am sure that the ACLU is sending over a crack team right away to make sure he isn't questioned further under a harsh uncovered lightbulb or while sitting in a hard wooden chair.

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