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Islamic State terrorist who plotted to murder 100 people has sentence cut

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March 27, 2019

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A jihadi who called himself The Eagle and plotted to murder 100 people on the streets of London in a spectacular attack has had his sentence cut.

Lewis Ludlow, who plotted to kill 100 shoppers in a van attack in Oxford Street, was jailed last month for life with a minimum term of 15 years.

However, the Old Bailey heard the initial sentence imposed on the 27-year-old had been miscalculated.

Undated handout image issued by Counter Terrorism Policing South East of Lewis Ludlow with a sword. Ludlow has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years at the Old Bailey for planning a terror attack on Oxford Street in London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday March 6, 2019. See PA story COURTS OxfordStreet. Photo credit should read: Counter Terrorism Policing South East/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. — Lewis Ludlow with a sword (Picture: PA)

Undated handout image issued by Counter Terrorism Policing South East of a custody image of terrorist Lewis Ludlow who plotted to kill 100 shoppers in a van attack in Oxford Street has had his sentenced reduced by nearly two years. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday March 26, 2019. Muslim convert Ludlow was last month jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years for planning a "spectacular" attack in central London. On Tuesday, Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC cut the sentence to 13 years and two and a half months under the judicial "slip rule". See PA story COURTS OxfordStreet. Photo credit should read: Counter Terrorism Policing South East/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. — Lewis Ludlow had plotted to kill 100 shoppers in a van attack in Oxford Street (Picture: PA)

This undated handout photo provided by Counter Terrorism Policing South East shows a handwritten letter found in bin detailing potential targets in London, including Madame Tussauds and St Pauls Cathedral, that was shown at the Old Bailey during the sentencing hearing for Lewis Ludlow. A Muslim convert has been sentenced on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 to at least 15 years in prison for plotting a van attack on crowds in London's busy Oxford Street shopping district. Lewis Ludlow had earlier pleaded guilty to preparing acts of terrorism and fundraising for the Islamic State group. (Counter Terrorism Policing South East via AP) — A handwrittRead More – Source