Three on trial over alleged terror plot using knives

Three men accused of plotting to carry out a beheading in the UK were inspired by a fatwa issued by so-called Islamic State, a court has heard. Nadir Ali Syed, 22, from Hounslow, west London, Yousaf Shah Syed, 20, from High Wycombe and Haseeb Hamayoon, 28, from Hayes, west London, deny the charges. The prosecution […]

Three men accused of plotting to carry out a beheading in the UK were inspired by a fatwa issued by so-called Islamic State, a court has heard.
Nadir Ali Syed, 22, from Hounslow, west London, Yousaf Shah Syed, 20, from High Wycombe and Haseeb Hamayoon, 28, from Hayes, west London, deny the charges.
The prosecution alleges they were inspired by a fatwa – or decree – to kill Westerners. This was the “catalyst for violence” for the plotters, jurors were told. Woolwich Crown Court also heard the trio had photographs of police community support officers.