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An Islamic State terrorist who plotted to kill the prime minister has been jailed for at least 30 years. An Islamic State terrorist who plotted to kill Theresa May has been jailed for at least 30 years.
Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman, 21, planned to bomb the gates of 10 Downing Street, kill guards and then attack Theresa May with a knife or gun. Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman, 21, who had pledged allegiance to Isis, planned to bomb the gates of 10 Downing Street, kill guards and then attack the prime minister with a knife or gun.
He had pledged allegiance to Isis and collected what he thought was an explosives-packed jacket and rucksack when he was arrested last November. Rahman, from Finchley, north London, was snared by a network of undercover counter-terrorism officers from the Metropolitan police, the FBI and MI5. He was found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism despite claiming that he was set up.
The drifter, originally from Birmingham, thought he was being helped by an Isis handler when in fact he was talking to undercover officers. The drifter, originally from Birmingham, was collecting what he thought was an explosives-packed jacket and rucksack when he was arrested last November. He thought he was being helped by an Isis handler when in fact he was talking to undercover officers.
He was snared by a network of undercover counter-terrorism officers from the Metropolitan police, the FBI and MI5.
Rahman, from Finchley, north London, was found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism despite claiming he was set up.
During his Old Bailey trial, he admitted helping a friend to join Isis in Libya by recording an Isis sponsorship video.
Following his conviction, he told a probation officer that he would have carried out the attack if he had been able to.
The “clever and cunning” young man had the potential to “operate below the radar to dreadful effect”, according to a pre-sentence report.The “clever and cunning” young man had the potential to “operate below the radar to dreadful effect”, according to a pre-sentence report.
Mr Justice Haddon-Cave concluded: “Rahman is a very dangerous individual and it is difficult to predict when, if ever, he will become de-radicalised and no longer be a danger to society.” During his Old Bailey trial, Rahman admitted helping a friend to join Isis in Libya by recording a sponsorship video for the terrorist group.
The judge sentenced Rahman to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years. Following his conviction, he told a probation officer that he would have carried out the attack on the prime minister if he had been able to.
For the Isis sponsorship video, Rahman was handed six years in prison to run concurrently. The judge, Charles Haddon-Cave, said that Rahman was “a very dangerous individual”, adding that it was “difficult to predict when, if ever, he will become deradicalised and no longer be a danger to society”.
The judge stressed the undercover officers involved in the case were “scrupulous” at all times and Rahman was the “instigator and author” of his own actions. Rahman was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years. For the Isis sponsorship video, Rahman was handed six years in prison to run concurrently.
The judge stressed that the undercover officers involved in the case were “scrupulous” at all times and Rahman was the “instigator and author” of his own actions.
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