UK teen gets life in jail over plot to attack Justin Bieber concert

London: An Islamic State-inspired British terrorist arrested hours before he intended to commit mass murder in a vehicle attack in Wales has been handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 11 years.

Lloyd Gunton, 17, armed himself with a hammer and knife and wrote a so-called martyrdom letter as part of his plan to attack and kill "non-believers" on the streets of Cardiff.

Lloyd Gunton, 17, was plotting to attack a Justin Bieber concert in Cardiff.

Photo: South Wales Police

The teenager, who suffers from an autism spectrum disorder, was convicted of preparing for terrorist acts after a nine-day trial at Birmingham Crown Court last November.

Gunton, who had conducted "virtual surveillance" of targets, including a Justin Bieber concert at the Principality Stadium, was detained at his home in south Wales on June 30 last year, the day of the concert.

Police found a rucksack in Gunton's room which contained a knife, a hammer and a martyrdom letter in which he referred to himself as a "Soldier of Isis".

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