... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
terror group also set their sights on ÂLondon suburbs such as Golders Green and Stamford Hill.
They listed targets in a training manual which contained a blueprint for this week's gun and bomb rampage at Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall.
Al-Shabaab's "international operations" document was recovered after one of its most feared warlords was bumped off in Somalia.
It said: "Our objectives are to strike London with low-cost operations that would cause a heavy blow among the hierarchy."
One British-based security expert said yesterday that an Al Qaeda-backed attack on a UK shopping centre was a distinct possibility.
The revelations came amid forensic inquiries into the terror attack in Nairobi which left at least 67 dead.
Scotland Yard detectives were among foreign Sherlocks combing through the debris for DNA and ballistics evidence.
At least 18 foreigners -- including six Britons -- were said to be among the dead. Five gunnies were also shot and another 11 placed in durance vile
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
Unconfirmed reports suggested that when all the bodies have been recovered, the corpse count could rise by another 60, with the British tally climbing as high as 10.
The Al-Shabaab document was found on the body of Al Qaeda commander Fazul Abdullah Mohammed who was bumped off in Mogadishu, Somalia, two years ago.
Written after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, where gunnies killed 164 people in the Indian city, it appears to describe the tactics used in Nairobi.
The two-page paper details plans to hit Eton -- whose former pupils include Princes William and Harry and Prime Minister
David Cameron... has stated that he is
certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is
not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as
certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ...
-- during an open day.
Referring to the Ritz in Piccadilly, the document says: "The plan is to hit the hotel when it's fully booked to ensure maximum casualties.
"Key players from all around the world stay in these hotels.
"We plan to book in advance and take plenty of petrol with the brother and then set the 1st, 2nd, 3rd floor on fire...while we block the stairs so no one can run down.
"The martyrdom seeker would then make his way to the exits and start killing anyone fleeing the area."