School Teacher Obsessed With Islamic State Planned Attacks Against Parliament Shopping Centres
Umar Ahmed Haque
A faith school teacher worked to radicalise his students and obsessed over plans to attack major landmarks in the British capital   a London court heard Tuesday . A self - confessed “ Loyal follower ” of the Islamic State   25 - year - old Islamic radical  Umar Ahmed Haque  is standing trial for plotting to attack civilians and officials in London and targeted the Palace of Westminster and its Queen Elizabeth bell tower   and Westfield shopping centre   reports the BBC . Among  his  significant list of potential targets were soldiers of the Guards   the iconic troops which protect the monarch in London   members of the police   diplomats   journalists   members of street protest groups Britain First and the English Defence League   and even other Muslims from the Shia denomination . The Old Bailey also heard his physical targets included the London transport system   court buildings   and banks . London Islamic State Sympathiser Planned to Bomb ‘ Smart People ’ https :// t . co / egffQ2mRnw — Breitbart London (@ BreitbartLondon ) January 10   2018 The prosecution stated the Muslim had become “ fascinated ” by the Islamic State . The court heard he had shown execution videos to children under his care at his Islamic Mosque school   aged between 11 and 14   and had even had them roleplay “ scenarios of violent action against police .” Alleged accomplice Abuthaher Mamun was also in court   charged with helping  Haque  raise funds for  his  plots . Also in court was 26 - year - old Nadeem Patel   who is charged with conspiracy to possess a firearm with the intention of causing fear of violence . Part of the evidence used against  Haque  is a bugged conversation  he  had with Mamun days after the Westminster Bridge attack in which  he  expressed  his  admiration for the attacker and expressed  his  desire to commit  his  own . The case comes just days after the court day of 28 - year - old Mohammed Kamal Hussain   a self confessed “ simple man ” who said  he  wanted to kill “ smart people ” for the Islamic State .
A faith school teacher worked to radicalise his students and obsessed over plans to attack major landmarks in the British capital   a London court heard Tuesday . [TGT]is standing trial for plotting to attack civilians and officials in London and targeted the Palace of Westminster and its Queen Elizabeth bell tower   and Westfield shopping centre   reports the BBC . Among  [TGT]  significant list of potential targets were soldiers of the Guards   the iconic troops which protect the monarch in London   members of the police   diplomats   journalists   members of street protest groups Britain First and the English Defence League   and even other Muslims from the Shia denomination . The Old Bailey also heard his physical targets included the London transport system   court buildings   and banks . London Islamic State Sympathiser Planned to Bomb ‘ Smart People ’ https :// t . co / egffQ2mRnw — Breitbart London (@ BreitbartLondon ) January 10   2018 The prosecution stated the Muslim had become “ fascinated ” by the Islamic State . The court heard he had shown execution videos to children under his care at his Islamic Mosque school   aged between 11 and 14   and had even had them roleplay “ scenarios of violent action against police .” Alleged accomplice Abuthaher Mamun was also in court   charged with helping  Haque  raise funds for  his  plots . Also in court was 26 - year - old Nadeem Patel   who is charged with conspiracy to possess a firearm with the intention of causing fear of violence . Part of the evidence used against  Haque  is a bugged conversation  he  had with Mamun days after the Westminster Bridge attack in which  he  expressed  his  admiration for the attacker and expressed  his  desire to commit  his  own . The case comes just days after the court day of 28 - year - old Mohammed Kamal Hussain   a self confessed “ simple man ” who said  he  wanted to kill “ smart people ” for the Islamic State .