Yesterday, it was claimed the man behind the plot was a young Russian diplomat called Evgeny 'EL' Lyukshin, a senior official's son.

A Russian-speaking figure who went by the name ‘El Money’ offered one of the men money through Telegram to torch the properties.

Two men have been convicted of attacks linked to ‘El Money’ – a Telegram contact who the court heard wanted to see results of their crimes ‘on the news’