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October 22, 2012
British Al-Qaeda gang planned 'another 9/11' in UK
By Tom Whitehead and Sam Marsden
11:26AM BST 22 Oct 2012
A Jihadist group, from Birmingham, were to target crowded areas to cause "mass death" in a terror plot that was set to be even more devastating than the 7/7 London bombings, Woolwich Crown Court was told.
Two of the alleged ringleaders had received terror training in Pakistan and made martyrdom videos to be released after they had "blown themselves up".
They were taught in bomb-making, how to use weapons and poisons before returning to the UK to recruit others for their plot.
That included arranging for others to be sent to Pakistan for training as well.
They planned to detonate homemade bombs in up to eight rucksacks and may also have blown others up with bombs on timers.
A total of 11 men and one woman were arrested by police on various terrorism charges last September.
The details emerged as the trial began today of the three central plotters.
Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid, 27, and Ashik Ali, 27, all unemployed from Birmingham, all deny a number of terror charges including planning a bombing campaign, recruiting others for terrorism and terrorism fundraising...
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Jihadists Talked Of Building An "Ultimate Mowing Machine"
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23 October 2012
A jihadist gang accused of plotting suicide bombings more devastating than the 7/7 attacks on London talked of building an 'Ultimate Mowing Machine' to kill and maim.
Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid, 27, and Ashik Ali, 27, from Birmingham, have pleaded not guilty to engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts.
But the prosecution claims that in covert recordings made by police after the men returned from Pakistan they are heard talking about putting sharp blades on the front of a truck and "running" into people, the court heard.
Recorded speaking on September 10, they discussed an idea for a weapon that had been published in an outlawed extremist online magazine called Inspire under the headline "The Ultimate Mowing Machine".
It was an article the prosecution said the defendants were clearly aware of.
Naseer said: "So Ashik, it feel like I've been driving a monster truck, you know."
Khalid said: "Yeah and do what AQ (al Qaida) said, put that blades at the front of it and trample on everyone."
He continued later: "Just drive it into people in (a) crowded area"...
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Terror suspects 'plotted bombings worse than 7/7' and 'raised funds posing as charity collectors'"...They also discussed mass poisoning and fixing blades to the wheels of a vehicle before driving it into a crowd of people, and boasted their plot would be ‘another 9/11'.
The trio raised thousands of pounds to fund the plot by posing as street collectors for the humanitarian charity Muslim Aid, the jury was told. Two of the men are alleged to have travelled to Pakistan to attend a terrorist camp and received training with explosives, weapons and poisons. They are said to have recorded ‘martyrdom videos' explaining their actions which were to be released to the media after their deaths..."
MIM: For more on the Muslim Aid "charity" see:
"Yusuf Islam & The Muslim Council of Britain's terrorism ties - Muslim Aid 'charity' funds Al Qaeda & sent Mujahideen to Bosnia"
http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/293
Excerpt:
" MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- 12/8/02
"Spanish police have accused 10 Islamic charities -- some of them based in Saudi Arabia -- of providing funding and other support for al Qaeda terrorist activities, Spain's largest newspaper reported on Sunday...
...The 10 charities, according to the Spanish police report, are: (MIM: Muslim Aid is 3rd on the list)
"• Muslim Aid, created in London by singer Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam), which used funds to send mujahadeen fighters to Bosnia. "
.http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/12/08/spain.alqaeda/
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