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Man guilty of IS-inspired knife plan | Man guilty of IS-inspired knife plan |
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A man has been convicted of preparing to carry out a knife attack in London, inspired by so-called Islamic State. | A man has been convicted of preparing to carry out a knife attack in London, inspired by so-called Islamic State. |
Nadir Syed, 22, from Southall in west London, was arrested hours after buying a chef's knife in November 2014, days before Remembrance Sunday. | Nadir Syed, 22, from Southall in west London, was arrested hours after buying a chef's knife in November 2014, days before Remembrance Sunday. |
Woolwich Crown Court heard how he had been inspired by IS leaders urging attacks on Western targets, including police and soldiers. | Woolwich Crown Court heard how he had been inspired by IS leaders urging attacks on Western targets, including police and soldiers. |
The jury could not reach verdicts on two other men on trial. | |
Haseeb Hamayoon, 29, from Hayes, west London and Yousaf Syed, 20, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, denied planning acts of terrorism. They will be retried. | |
The jury returned a majority verdict on Syed after more than 50 hours' deliberation. | |
The court heard how he had expressed admiration for the killers of soldier Lee Rigby and how he shared violent footage of beheadings from Syria and Iraq on social media. | |
Some of his conversations were made on encrypted applications, the jury was told. | Some of his conversations were made on encrypted applications, the jury was told. |
Syed had also tried to travel to Syria to fight with IS militants but had been stopped from leaving the country in January 2014, the court heard. | Syed had also tried to travel to Syria to fight with IS militants but had been stopped from leaving the country in January 2014, the court heard. |