A 34-year-old man from north London pleaded guilty on Thursday (Oct 12th) to conspiring to murder people in bombings in Britain and the United States.

According to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), a London court was told that Dhiren Barot planned to use a radioactive "dirty bomb" in one of a series of attacks in Britain.

He intended to cause "injury, fear, terror and chaos," said prosecutors at the Woolwich Crown Court.

Barot also reportedly conspired to cause explosions at several U.S. financial buildings "designed to kill as many innocent people as possible," said the report.

Prosecuting QC Edmund Lawson said plans had been found by police on a computer after Barot was arrested in August 2004.

The plans were for attacks on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank buildings in Washington, the New York Stock Exchange and Citigroup buildings in New York and the Prudential buildings in Newark, New Jersey.

"These being plans...to carry out explosions at those premises with no warning, they were basically designed to kill as many innocent people as possible," said Lawson.

The defendant also plotted to blow up three limousines "packed" with gas cylinders and explosives in underground car parks in Britain, the court heard.

Barot also faced 12 other charges including one of conspiracy to commit public nuisance, seven of making a record of information for terrorist purposes and four of possessing a record of information for terrorist purposes.

Barot will be sentenced on Nov. 1 while seven others are due to stand trial next year in connection with the plot.

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