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The 17-year-old planned to carry out the "lone wolf" suicide mission at Cardiff's Principality Stadium after penning a "martyrdom letter" declaring himself a soldier of the terror network.
He had searched for details of the venue's security just days before the Canadian pop megastar was due to perform there on June 30.
Among more than 2,000 internet searches he made over a year were "Cardiff terrorist attack," "how to create a terror attack" and "how to pledge allegiance to ISIS."
Police who arrested him at his home in south Wales on the day of the gig found a "martyrdom letter" in his school bag along with a hammer and kitchen knife.
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"The boy was preparing for a lone-wolf style attack which involved him attacking innocent by-standers with a knife and hammer"
Matthew Brook
The letter read: "I am a soldier of the Islamic State.
"I have attacked Cardiff today because your government keep on bombing targets in Syria and Iraq.
"There will be more attacks in the future."
Officers also found a note detailing to how to "run down non-believers with a car" with the bullet point instruction "strike the infidels who oppose Allah in the neck."
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AFP/Getty Images The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was convicted of five terror charges involving engaging in online research into attack planning, posting terrorist images on Instagram and possessing an ISIS propaganda magazine, following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
Sentencing was adjourned until January 10.
Matthew Brook, prosecuting, said the boy was "preparing for a lone-wolf style attack which involved him attacking innocent by-standers with a knife and hammer."
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