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A man has admitted gathering parts to make a homemade bomb and visiting British Army barracks in Windsor in preparation for terrorist acts. Ilyas Akhtar, 20, from Slough, in Berkshire, pleaded guilty to a string of charges when he appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday.
As part of his terrorist preparations between July 1 2024 and May 31 2025, he accessed al Qaida material and bought knives and razor blades, the court was told. He researched online for information on weapons and poison as well as literature about explosive substances and the construction of improvised explosive devices.
His preparations also included visiting Victoria Barracks in Windsor and accessing instructions and gathering parts to make an improvised explosive device.
Akhtar pleaded guilty to possession of terrorist information relating to a video entitled How To Make A Simple Detonator. He admitted a charge of arson relating to a fire at St Peter's Church in Slough in April 2025.
He also pleaded guilty to making a bomb hoax by placing a package containing wires, screws, coins, batteries and phones at Asda Superstore, Telford Drive, Slough, on May 9. Akhtar, who appeared by video link from Belmarsh prison, denied four other charges relating to alleged arson attacks at Slough Ice Arena on May 14 and at Salt Hill Activity Centre on May 31. The prosecution indicated that the pleas were not accepted by the Crown.
The defendant, of Cress Road, Slough, faces a provisional trial at Woolwich Crown Court on October 19 next year.
Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb remanded him into custody.
The Victoria Barracks in Windsor is located around a quarter of a mile from Windsor Castle, the ancestral home of the Royal Family. The military installation was originally in 1853 before being enlarged in 1911. It was demolished in the 1980s and then rebuilt and expanded up until 1993.
The 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, are the garrisoned unit at the barracks and it is where troops set off from for the Changing the Guard at Windsor Castle takes place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 11am.