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| Isis terrorist jailed for life for plot to kill Theresa May | Isis terrorist jailed for life for plot to kill Theresa May |
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| An Islamic State terrorist who plotted to kill Theresa May 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, 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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, 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. | 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. |
| 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. |
| During his Old Bailey trial, Rahman admitted helping a friend to join Isis in Libya by recording a sponsorship video for the terrorist group. | During his Old Bailey trial, Rahman admitted helping a friend to join Isis in Libya by recording a sponsorship video for the terrorist group. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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, 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”. |
| 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. | 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. | 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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