St. Paul’s Cathedral in London targeted in ISIS bomb plot

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St. Paul’s Cathedral and a nearby hotel in London were the recent targets of a bomb plot by the Islamic State terrorist group.

Safiyya Amira Shaikh of West London was arrested last week on charges of preparing acts of terrorism and spreading ISIS propaganda, according to court documents. The 36-year-old woman was accused of looking at St. Paul’s, which was consecrated originally as Old St. Paul’s Cathedral in 1300, as well as a London hotel for possible locations in which to place explosives.

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