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Rejected Asylum Seeker Plotted London Bombing, Wife Denied Entry

4/21/2026

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Shah Rahman, an Islamist terrorist who plotted to bomb London Stock Exchange, was allowed to stay in Britain after his asylum claim was rejected.
Rahman was jailed in 2012, released in 2017, and recalled in 2022 for license breaches.
Parveen Purbhoo, his wife, was barred from Britain after Isis-related material on her phone.
A ruling denied Purbhoo's permanent exclusion appeal, citing security risk due to her complicity in Rahman's offenses.

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Shah Rahman, an Islamist terrorist who plotted to bomb London Stock Exchange, was allowed to stay in Britain after his asylum claim was rejected.
Rahman was jailed in 2012, released in 2017, and recalled in 2022 for license breaches.
Parveen Purbhoo, his wife, was barred from Britain after Isis-related material on her phone.
A ruling denied Purbhoo's permanent exclusion appeal, citing security risk due to her complicity in Rahman's offenses.