Thank God they never got close. The man who they thought was procuring them the weapons was an undercover officer who had infiltrated the plot. They were arrested in May 2024, as Saadaoui came to collect some of the firearms, which had been deactivated. Last Friday, Saadaoui and Hussein were given minimum prison terms of 37 and 26 years respectively for preparing acts of terrorism. Saadaoui’s brother, Bilel, got six years for failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism. All of them are committed Islamic State supporters. Saadaoui first came on the authorities’ radar when he began fangirling about...