three men are jailed in Staffordshire after admitting a string of terror offenses . `` Their actions could have resulted in serious casualties or fatalities , '' an official says . The men were based in Nine cities : London , Cardiff and Cardiff . All nine were sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court Thursday to terms ranging from five to nearly 17 years , with some given indeterminate sentences with at least eight years to serve . They were arrested after a huge covert operation in four months , police said .
three men are jailed in Staffordshire after admitting a string of terror offenses . `` Their actions could have resulted in serious casualties or fatalities , '' an official says . The men were based in Nine cities : London , Cardiff and Cardiff . They were arrested after a huge covert operation in four months , police said .