(The Times-UK) David Brown and John Simpson - Islamic State recruiters used encrypted message services to give instructions to undercover BBC journalists to target London Bridge and Westminster. Ben Wallace, the security minister, confirmed that encrypted communications and online videos were used by planners and recruiters who carried out this year's terror attacks in Britain. BBC investigators discovered last July that ISIS was appealing on Twitter and Facebook for British Muslims to stage attacks at specific London locations. One plan recommended by an Islamic State recruiter bears striking similarities to the June attack on London Bridge in which eight people were killed and 48 were injured. Another recruiter had recommended attacking Westminster and directed the journalist to a terrorist manual on the dark web which advised how a jihadist could use a vehicle as a weapon. In March, Khalid Masood used a car to kill four pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before fatally stabbing a policeman at the Palace of Westminster.
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