A TERRORIST who plotted to bomb a UK army base could be released from prison within weeks unless the Justice Secretary intervenes.
Zahid Iqbal was part of a gang of four men who discussed driving a toy car with a bomb attached to it into a Territorial Army site in Luton.
He was jailed for 11 years and three months, with an extension for an extra five years in 2013 but could now be let out of jail early after the Parole Board deemed him safe.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp and Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy have written to Justice Secretary David Lammy to urge him to block his release.
They wrote: “We are deeply concerned about this decision especially as both his prison offender manager and community offender manager said he should stay in prison.”
“We all know the threat posed by Islamist extremism in this country.
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“In Great Britain, Islamists are responsible for 94 per cent of all deaths caused by terrorism since 1999 and around 88 per cent of injuries caused by terrorism over the same period.
“We must take this threat seriously. That is why the Government must veto the decision to release Zahid Iqbal and keep him behind bars.”
The Parole Board and the Ministry of Justice were contacted for comment.
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