Terrorism was a laughing matter

An Uber driver who attacked police officers with a samurai sword outside Buckingham Palace told a court he was only joking when he said he supported Isis next to a laughing emoji. Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 27, drove his blue Toyota Prius at a marked police van and reached for the blade on 25 August last year, the Old Bailey heard. He was sprayed with CS gas and arrested after a scuffle with two officers outside the royal residence at Constitution Hill,…