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Taha Hussain: Friend of London Bridge terror attack ringleader jailed for four and a half years Taha Hussain: Friend of London Bridge terror attack ringleader jailed for four and a half years
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A young Isis fanatic who filmed himself mocking "baby butchers of the Muslims" as he drove past a British Army barracks has been jailed for four and a half years.A young Isis fanatic who filmed himself mocking "baby butchers of the Muslims" as he drove past a British Army barracks has been jailed for four and a half years.
Taha Hussain, 21, was found guilty in July of seven charges of disseminating terror documents on YouTube, WhatsApp and Telegram apps.Taha Hussain, 21, was found guilty in July of seven charges of disseminating terror documents on YouTube, WhatsApp and Telegram apps.
He was cleared of two more similar charges and of encouraging terrorism on Twitter.He was cleared of two more similar charges and of encouraging terrorism on Twitter.
Hussain was a friend of Khuram Butt, the ringleader of the London Bridge terror attack.Hussain was a friend of Khuram Butt, the ringleader of the London Bridge terror attack.
He attended Islamic "road shows" and became increasingly extreme in the two years before his arrest in August last year, his trial at the Old Bailey heard.He attended Islamic "road shows" and became increasingly extreme in the two years before his arrest in August last year, his trial at the Old Bailey heard.
Over 11 months, he distributed videos and audio files on topics including Charlie Hebdo and the Paris attacks as well as a copy of an Isis magazine. He was 19 at the time he began sharing videos and audio files on social media attempting to justify the Charlie Hebdo and Paris attacks, and offering advice to those contemplating going to Syria, Kingston Crown Court heard.
In June last year, he made a drive-by video around the area of Cavalry Barracks in Hounslow, where the 1st Battalion Irish Guards are based.In June last year, he made a drive-by video around the area of Cavalry Barracks in Hounslow, where the 1st Battalion Irish Guards are based.
In a hate-filled commentary, Hussain was allegedly heard to say: "We are outside the British Barracks today, as you can see, the baby butchers of the Muslims."In a hate-filled commentary, Hussain was allegedly heard to say: "We are outside the British Barracks today, as you can see, the baby butchers of the Muslims."
More follows Sentencing him to four and a half years in prison at Kingston, Judge Paul Dodgson described some of the evidence as "chilling", particularly in light of recent terror attacks in the UK.
He said: "I can only hope that your public renouncement of the aims of Isis and its allies is genuine and will lead you to take a new direction in the way you observe your religion."