Video: ISIS fanatic Lewis Ludlow a.k.a 'The Eagle' breaks down in custody as police play jihadi threat videos

An ISIS fanatic who planned to kill atleast 100 Oxford Street shoppers broke down in custody as police played him a video of his jihadi threats.

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Lewis Ludlow was jailed for 15 years yesterday for the plan to carry out a terror attack on the iconic London shopping street.

The 27-year-old had made a series of videos in which he pledged allegiance to ISIS using names such as "The Eagle" and "the Ghost".

But the former Royal Mail worker was filmed hanging his head and covering his face as cops showed him the footage.

Appearing in a hood in the video and covering his mouth he says: 

“This video is an introduction. I am the Eagle."

“I have grew up among you.

“I learned your culture, your ways of life and your disgusting debauchery.

“I reject all of this.

“There is nothing between us but animosity and hatred.”

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Appearing to read from a script, he goes on to say: 

“Therefore I pledge allegiance to the Islamic State. We love death as much as you love life.

“So therefore, my allegiance is to...Islamic State. I have nothing for this country of Britain.

“I spit on your citizenship. Your passport. You can go to hell with that.

“So be ready because we too are waiting.

“Signed off, The Eagle.

"May Allah give victory to the Mujahideen.

"May He grant them victory and destroy your idols and make us establish the Shariah over your necks whether you like it or not and may we destroy all of what you hold dear.”

Before his arrest Ludlow had researched a number of potential terror targets around the capital.

He bought a phone under a false name and wrote down his attack plans, which were later found ripped up in a bin.

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But he'd identified Oxford Street as an "ideal" spot because of a lack of anti-terror barriers, writing: "It is expected nearly 100 could be killed in the attack."

Ludlow, from Rochester in Kent, formulated his plan after being stopped by police at Heathrow Airport as he attempted to board a flight to the Philippines.

He also set up a Facebook account called Antique Collections as a front to send money to south-east Asia for terrorism.

Ludlow first came to the attention of police in 2010 when he attended a demonstration led by radical preacher Anjem Choudary and his banned Al-Muhajiroun (ALM) group.

When he was arrested in 2015, ISIS material was recovered from Ludlow's electronic devices but no further action was taken.

In January 2018, he bought a ticket to fly to the Philippines on February 3 but was stopped at the airport and had his passport seized.

Having set up a PayPal account and the Antique Collections site, he sent money to a man named Abu Yaqeen, allegedly living in an area with a significant IS presence, in March.

Police later recovered torn-up scraps of paper from Ludlow's bin detailing potential attack sites, including Madame Tussauds, Oxford Street, St Paul's Cathedral and a "Shia temple in Romford".

He detailed a potential attack on Oxford Street using a van mounting the pavement, noting the lack of safety barriers.

He said: 

"Wolf should either use a ram attack or use... on the truck to maximise death... it is a busy street it is ideal for an attack. It is expected nearly 100 could be killed in the attack."

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On April 13, Ludlow's mobile phone was retrieved from a storm drain and found to have videos of the defendant swearing allegiance to IS and evidence of "hostile reconnaissance".

Ludlow was arrested by counter-terrorism police on April 18 but refused to explain himself when he was interviewed.

Last year, he pleaded guilty to plotting an attack in the UK and funding IS abroad.

Jailing him for a minimum of 15 years, Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC said: 

"You are nobody's fool. You were no-one's unwilling instrument or tool.

"Your extremism ran very deep and for some time. There could be no other explanation for anyone planning to kill innocent people in a van for ideological reasons.

"No other sentence other than life imprisonment will be appropriate. There is much work to be done and much of it is in your own hands."