in August of 2019 undercover officers discovered plans for a terror attack in central London with the main target being Saint Paul's Cathedral this is how we solved it the Mets counterterrorism command working with the UK Security Service MI5 led a meticulously planned operation to foil a deadly attack in central London Shake 36 at the time made plans the blow-ups and pools Cathedral and a nearby Hotel she visited the cathedral to carry out surveillance taking pictures of the interior to send to fellow extremists she sent a photo of the ceiling with the words under this Dome I would like to put the bomb but unbeknown to shake she had also contacted undercover officers believing that they would Aid her in building two improvised explosive devices Shake asked the undercover officers to help her carry out the horrific attack by converting her pink duffel bag into a bomb providing a suicide vest and obtaining a gun for her to use for maximum devastation she later met with an undercover officer to discuss the suicide vest this was to establish if she genuinely intended to carry out a terrorist attack she was genuine Shake dropped off her pink duffel bag and rucksack and confirmed her intention for the devices to be planted in the cathedral and hotel where she would then detonate them killing herself and as many civilians as possible with our worst suspicions confirmed police stormed shakes home and arrested her during the investigation it was also discovered that she was posting a significant amount of terrorist content online sharing material in support of Isis and instructions on how to carry out terrorist attacks thanks to the hard work of our officers and colleagues in MI5 Sheikh pleaded guilty and was handed life imprisonment the Met is at the center of the UK's counterterrorism policing Network working closely with intelligence agencies and partners to tackle terrorism in the UK and around the world if you see something that doesn't look right trust your instincts and act your actions could save lives