Four British al-Qaeda inspired fanatics face jail after admitting terror plot Zahid Iqbal, 31, Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, 25, Umar Arshad, 24, and Syed Farhan Hussain, 21, admitted one charge of engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism. According to the details of the charge, between Jan 1, 2011 and April 25 last year the four discussed "methods, materials and targets for a terrorist attack, including firearms and improvised explosive devices" and downloaded files "containing practical instruction for a terrorist attack." The men were arrested following a series of raids on their homes in April last year. Further charges of possessing documents including six copies each of the al-Qaeda magazine Inspire will be ordered to lie on file following the guilty plea to the first charge. Iqbal, of Bishopscote Road, Luton, Ahmed, of Maidenhall Road, Luton, Arshad, of Crawley Road, Luton and Hussain, of Cornel Close, Luton, were charged with possessing copies of 44 Ways to Support Jihad - a manual written by Anwar Al Awlaki, a radical American Muslim cleric of Yemeni descent who was killed last year in a US drone strike in Yemen. Mr Justice Wilkie imposed a reporting order on the case which limits reporting of the hearing to the fact of the guilty pleas and the particulars of the charges. He adjourned the case for sentencing on April 15.