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Full details of Dhiren Barot's murderous plans for terrorist attacks in the UK were released following his sentencing today.

The 34-year-old, who will now spend most of the rest of his life behind bars, detailed his proposals in a document entitled Rough Presentation For Gas Limos Projects.

The document was found on a computer following a raid by intelligence officers in Pakistan before Barot's arrest in 2004.

Here is a summarised version of the entire document:

In his introduction Barot listed his "Primary Objectives", which included wishes that the project would "be able to inflict mass damage and chaos".

He also set out his plan to build an "improvised destructive device" using commercially available products and chose gas as his substance of choice.

He wrote: "Gas can, within certain perimeters, be employed to cause large scale damage to structures since many of them, gas types, are by nature, extremely flammable as well as explosive."

He said many different types of gases available on the market were considered, although the "final choice" was narrowed down to propane, butane, acetylene and oxygen.

CHAPTER ONE: Improvised main charges.

Barot wrote that in order to "convince myself" of the devastating effects of gas, he studied case studies of actual gas disasters.

He also described that in order to "maximise on damage caused, one should still strive to cause the bottles to break apart in order to cause shrapnel damage much as a grenade would".

He then went on to talk about how it was important to have a basic understanding of the science and not to leave "too much to chance".

Mentioning one case study, he talked about the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania where "brothers" used some acetylene cylinders.

Barot went on in the chapter to detail how easy it was to obtain gas cylinders from locations such as petrol stations or gas factories.

He concluded that gas explosions from cylinders, if carefully orchestrated, could be as powerful as exploding TNT.

CHAPTER TWO: Arson (deliberate fire).

In this chapter Barot set out his belief that causing a fire around the gas cylinder would help to cause an explosion.

At one point he made reference to the September 11 attacks.

He wrote: "That's the best example of how a building can be totally gutted by an inferno (blaze) and more was that of the WTC (World Trade Centre).

"Here the fire temperature due to the burning of kerosene became so hot that it caused an entire metal melt down."

He went on in the chapter to discuss various fuels that could be used to start a fire, including napalm.

In the case of napalm, Barot graphically talked about the "horrific injuries" that could occur and referred the reader to the Vietnam war.

Later, in a passage on petrol, he pointed out that as well as being legally available at forecourts, petrol cans could be filled with sharp metal nails during an attack to maximise damage.

He then referred to this technique being used during the Soho and Brick Lane bombings of 1999.

CHAPTER THREE: Add ons (the main charge).

In this chapter Barot talked about "other ingredients" that could be added to the main gas charge to create more effect.

These included the possible use of radioactive materials and fireworks, although the radiation part of his plans became an independent project.

CHAPTER FOUR: Explosives.

In this chapter Barot discussed the possible use of other explosives for causing the gas cylinders to blow up in case fire was not enough.

He said the explosives that were researched were ones that were available in the UK "in at least moderate amounts".

He wrote that if certain explosives were available here, then it meant the project would be feasible for other parts of the world as well.

Explosives discussed included ammonium nitrate and flash powder.

Barot referred to ammonium nitrate as the high explosive that was rumoured to be used "by the white American terrorist, Timothy McVee".

Barot wrote: "What we do know for certain is that McVee managed to kill 166 people, making it the second biggest terrorist attack in history."

CHAPTER FIVE: ELECTRONICS

In this chapter Barot discussed options for detonating the gas cylinders using an electrical circuit rather than flames or fuses.

He concluded that electronics could allow a "safer or more professional activation of the Improvised Explosive Device".

CHAPTER SIX: EXECUTION (PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER)

Barot stressed that the project should be limited to being carried out indoors as an attempt on an outdoor location "will fail".

He discussed the best criteria for possible targets before adding that a selection of locations had already been chosen, although he did not stress what they were.

He then talked about how the gas cylinders would be transported and gave some facts about limousines, which he said he had concluded would be the "most feasible option".

He went on to propose placing 12 to 13 full size cylinders in each limo and spraying them yellow to "spread terror and chaos when the emergency service teams arrive".

He added that at least one pipe bomb should be taped to each cylinder and weapons such as grenades and Uzi rifles should be brought to the scene to "aid security" and as a "final recourse" to help fracture the cylinders by shooting at them. In the chapter, he also referred to him "personally" using explosives against soldiers in Kashmir.

CHAPTER SEVEN: MANPOWER AND COSTS

Barot here concludes that a minimum of a six-man team would be required for the limo's project - three delivery drivers and three "armed" decoy drivers.

He estimated the total cost of the project to be £60,000: up to £15,000 for the purchase of each limousine, £5,000 for the renting of property, £5,000 for buying the explosive devices and £10,000 for purchasing of weapons.

He added that the project should ideally be carried out around autumn time, when the days are short but the weather is not freezing (because this could harm the gas cylinders).

CONCLUSION/EVALUATION

Barot wrote: "The gas cylinder project has the potential to be a very good one (Inshalla), so long as certain ground rules are adhered to.

"It was selected by applying methods and parameters that I learnt from observing senior planners, i.e. to make use of that which is available at your disposal and to bend it to suit your needs, (improvise) rather than wasting valuable time becoming despondent over that which is not within your reach."

He added: "Finally this project forms the main cornerstone (main target), of a series of planned attacks that have been prepared for synchronised execution on the same day, at the same time.

"That is to say projects are planned to be co-ordinated back to back as they were with 9/11, thus forming another memorable black day for the enemies of Islam and a victory for the Muslims (Inshalla) by the mercy of Allah."

The document then went on to discuss his additional plans for a "dirty bomb" and other attacks.

Copyright Press Association 2006