Gang plotted suicide blitz in Britain, aimed to carry out a terror attack in Britain on the scale of 9/11.
Surveillance tapes revealed members of a six-strong group practised making bombs and poisons in a terror training camp in Pakistain, a court heard yesterday.
Someone is videotaping terror camps in Pakistan to that degree of fineness? How very clever of them!
One suspect was allegedly recorded by anti-terror officers saying: "This is Dire Revenge for everything they're doing. It is another 9/11."
The gang of Asian Mohammedans planned to drive around the country to make suicide strikes on various targets, it was said.
The plot was said to have been drawn up in Dire Revenge for cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that appeared in a Danish newspaper.
So they're going to blow up England for what appeared in a Danish newspaper. I suppose that makes sense. In an Islamic sort of way...
For what appeared in a local Danish newspaper years ago.
Police think the men aimed to fund their operation with money raised for a Mohammedan charity. But the plan hit a snag after the Birmingham-based gang allegedly lost thousands of pounds gambled on the Stock Exchange.
Police suspect the gang collected cash from Mohammedans during Ramadan, claiming to be raising funds for Mohammedan Aid. But it is alleged the charity never got the money. Five buckets containing £1,500 were found after police raids.
Five of the men, who were allegedly recorded talking of their plans in a bugged VW Passat, bizarrely compared themselves to Formula One aces Nigel Mansell and Jenson Button. Prosecutor Deborah Walsh told West London Magistrates' Court: "It must have been clear from what they said that they were plotting a terror campaign.
"One of them gives a running commentary about being Jenson Button and Nigel Mansell and one says, 'It is four jacket wallahs driving around ready to take on England'."
Oh my.
It was alleged that two of the men made bombs in safe houses in Pakistain and travelled into the countryside to explode them. They allegedly said they were forced to hide under trees from US military drones.
Gang members also made martyr videos, it was said. One suspect was allegedly recorded warning of "suicide bombs on the streets, spilling so much blood you won't believe it". No specific targets were identified in court.
Irfan Khalid, 26, Irfan Nasser, 30, and Ashik Ali, 26, are accused of plotting to be jacket wallahs and recruiting others for terrorist training. Nasser and Khalid are also charged with travelling to Pakistain for terrorism training. Rahin Ahmed, 25, is accused of helping others get terrorism training and collecting money to fund terrorist acts. Mohammed Rizwan, 32, and Ali's brother Bahader, 28, are accused of failing to provide information. Bahader Ali is also charged with allowing money or property to be available for terrorism.
The men, all from Birmingham, were remanded in jug to appear in court again next month.
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