A man was arrested under the accuse of plotting a suicide bomb attack in London.
Mohammed Rehman, 25, of Radstock Road, Reading, is on trial at the Old Bailey Court in a joint proceeding with his wife, Sana Ahmed Khan, 24, of Hutton Close, Earley, Wokingham.
The man had been posting tweets on the account ‘Silent Bomber’—that has now been shut down— in which he discussed preparing a martyrdom operation, the court heard.
He wrote several threatening statements, claiming to own “plenty of explosives” and asking suggestions on whether he should target the Tube or the Westfield shopping centre.
“All I need is my explosive vest and a beautiful crowded area,” he allegedly tweeted.
Jurors were told that in a domiciliary searching of Rehman’s family …show more content…
The pair got married in a secret ceremony and was living separately, since Khan’s family did not approve of the relationship.
A cousin of the woman has told the jury Khan’s family was “moderately Islamic” and prior to meeting the man he would not have described her as a “practicing Muslim”.
The jurors have heard that Khan’s family wanted her to leave Rehman, who was not seen well among the Muslim community, and had allegedly given her an ultimatum, asking her to leave the man or she would be cut off from the family, unaware of the fact the pair was already married.
After meeting Rehman, Kahn had started to show interest in the Islamic culture, said the cousin, who had talked to her about the man and had given her advice and shared his knowledge on the ‘real Islam’.
The jurors were shown texts exchanged between the cousins in which Kahn expressed the desire to learn about the pillars of Islam and go to a pilgrimage to Mecca. The man said Kahn had never expressed a radical idea, nor showed signs of extremism or sympathy for a terrorist ideology.
The pair has pleaded not guilty and denies any terroristic intent.
The trial
Mohammed Rehman, 25, of Radstock Road, Reading, is on trial at the Old Bailey Court in a joint proceeding with his wife, Sana Ahmed Khan, 24, of Hutton Close, Earley, Wokingham.
The man had been posting tweets on the account ‘Silent Bomber’—that has now been shut down— in which he discussed preparing a martyrdom operation, the court heard.
He wrote several threatening statements, claiming to own “plenty of explosives” and asking suggestions on whether he should target the Tube or the Westfield shopping centre.
“All I need is my explosive vest and a beautiful crowded area,” he allegedly tweeted.
Jurors were told that in a domiciliary searching of Rehman’s family …show more content…
The pair got married in a secret ceremony and was living separately, since Khan’s family did not approve of the relationship.
A cousin of the woman has told the jury Khan’s family was “moderately Islamic” and prior to meeting the man he would not have described her as a “practicing Muslim”.
The jurors have heard that Khan’s family wanted her to leave Rehman, who was not seen well among the Muslim community, and had allegedly given her an ultimatum, asking her to leave the man or she would be cut off from the family, unaware of the fact the pair was already married.
After meeting Rehman, Kahn had started to show interest in the Islamic culture, said the cousin, who had talked to her about the man and had given her advice and shared his knowledge on the ‘real Islam’.
The jurors were shown texts exchanged between the cousins in which Kahn expressed the desire to learn about the pillars of Islam and go to a pilgrimage to Mecca. The man said Kahn had never expressed a radical idea, nor showed signs of extremism or sympathy for a terrorist ideology.
The pair has pleaded not guilty and denies any terroristic intent.
The trial