But in the end, they settled on a small flat provided by Ashik Ali.

BBC: The joker who wanted to be a bomber

Woolwich Crown Court was told Salma Kabal, 23, and from Birmingham, was not involved in her husband Ashik Ali's plot and believed he was only planning attacks abroad.

BBC: Wife accused of hiding husband's plot

Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid, 27, and Ashik Ali, 27, were convicted of being "central figures" in the plan which was foiled after months of surveillance work by police.

BBC: Birmingham terrorism threat 'remains high', police say

They already had Ashik Ali in the team.

BBC: The joker who wanted to be a bomber