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| Three on trial over alleged terror plot using knives | |
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| Three men accused of plotting to carry out a terror attack in the UK using knives have gone on trial. | |
| Nadir Ali Syed, 22, from Hounslow, west London, Yousaf Shah Syed, 20, from High Wycombe and Haseeb Hamayoon, 28, from Hayes, west London, all deny preparing terrorist acts. | Nadir Ali Syed, 22, from Hounslow, west London, Yousaf Shah Syed, 20, from High Wycombe and Haseeb Hamayoon, 28, from Hayes, west London, all deny preparing terrorist acts. |
| The prosecution alleges the men were inspired by Islamic State militants. | The prosecution alleges the men were inspired by Islamic State militants. |
| A fatwa by the IS group was the "catalyst for violence" in the case, Woolwich Crown Court heard. | A fatwa by the IS group was the "catalyst for violence" in the case, Woolwich Crown Court heard. |
| Prosecutor Max Hill QC said the fatwa, issued by IS spokesman Abu Muhammad Al Adnani, called on Muslims to arm themselves and attack "disbelieving" westerners. | |
| He said: "It urged followers to rise up against westerners and 'rig the roads with explosives for them. Attack their bases. Raid their homes. Cut off their heads'. | |
| "It went on: 'If you are not able to find an IED (improvised explosive device) or a bullet then single out the disbelieving American, Frenchman or any of their allies. | |
| '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." | |
| The three men were arrested during police raids in November last year. | The three men were arrested during police raids in November last year. |
| Jurors heard the three men had been inspired by Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo, who ran-over and hacked to death Fusilier Lee Rigby near Woolwich barracks in South London in 2013. | |
| They had even kept photos of the killers on their phones, the court was told. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |