Alert mother foils plan to blow up Buckingham Palace

Two teenagers had planned to make bombs and blow up Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, "a random shopping centre" and a public school. But, thanks to the alert mother of one of these boys, the plan was detected in time and foiled.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 22 June 2015.

The 16-year-olds had gone online to buy the material necessary to make the items and, one of the boy's mothers called the police after she found the substances that had been delivered to her home and became suspicious. Photos of fuses, pipes and some of the chemicals they had ordered were released by the CPS following the case.
The two of them have been locked up for a year after they admitted taking delivery of chemicals they bought online. It has been confirmed by specialists that the material discovered could have been used to manufacture viable explosive devices, similar to hand grenades.
One of the boys was described as a loner by his parents, and schoolmates knew he used drugs. The other boy was said to be prone to erratic behavior and suicidal thoughts. They had even planned escape routes and, potential suicide.
The boys have admitted to a conspiracy to make an explosive substance for unlawful purposes and have been sentenced to a 12-month detention and training order.
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