Chilling Al-Qaeda email sent to undercover reporter details how extremists plan to strike Britain in a Mumbai-style terror attack

A horrifying email sent to an undercover reporter posing as an extremist has revealed a terror chief's instructions to commit an atrocity in Britain.

The chilling exchange between the reporter and Anwar al-Awlaki - widely tipped to succeed Osama Bin Laden as Al Qaeda leader - outlines the various options open to extremists who want to launch an attack on British soil.

In the correspondence, al-Awlaki allegedly advises 'pipe bombs, assassinations or using a firearm at a location crowded with enemies'. This is believed to be a reference to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in India where gunmen rampaged through the city, killing 164 people.
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