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Rex Features Ltd. do not claim any Copyright or License of the attached image Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX (10488330f) Gurukanth Desai, 30, from Cardiff, one of nine men who have been jailed for planning to detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange. He was jailed for 12 years. The men, from London and Cardiff, pleaded guilty to engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism. They were arrested in December 2010 and were set to stand trial at Woolwich Crown Court. The terrorist plotters were inspired by al-qaeda, particularly by the preachings of the recently killed radical extremist Anwar Al-Awlaki. They planned to send five mail bombs to various targets during the run up to Christmas 2010 and a "Mumbai-style" atrocity. A hand-written target list found at one of their homes had the names and addresses of London Mayor Boris Johnson, two rabbis, the Stock Exchange and the US embassy Terrorist gang sentenced, London, UK - 09 Feb 2012