A British jihadist that planned an ISIS-style beheading has been convicted.
Nadir Syed, aged 22, conspired to launch the attack in November last year after listening to a speech by ISIS spokesman Muhammad al-Adani, which also called on fellow extremists to target France.
The propagandist urged jihadists to ‘rig the roads with explosives’, ‘raid their homes’ and ‘cut off their heads’ as well as inviting attacks on ‘police, security and intelligence members’.
The September 2014 fatwa also singled out the ‘spiteful and filthy French’ and told listeners: ‘Smash his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over with your car, or throw him from a high place, or choke him, or poison him.’
Dressed in a burgundy sweatshirt and wearing an Islamic skull cap he showed no reaction as he was convicted on Wednesday, December 9, of preparation of terrorist acts after 50 hours and 56 minutes of jury deliberations at Woolwich Crown Court.
Jurors were unable to reach verdicts in the case of his cousin Yousaf Syed, 20, and Saudi-born Haseeb Hamayoon, 29.
In messages on app Telegram he nicknamed himself ‘John’ after the Jihadi John, who featured in many of ISIS’ beheading videos.
Syed denied preparing an act of terror, but a jury of seven women and four men found he had researched, planned and secured weapons in the months leading up to his arrest to attack people in Britain using knives.
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