Accused terrorist agrees to be represented by lawyer after relying on Allah

TOTTENHAM

A terror suspect caught with a backpack full of knives near the Houses of Parliament will be represented by a lawyer after initially claiming: ‘My legal representative is Allah.’ Khalid Mohammed Omar Ali, 27, allegedly bought the blades and travelled to London before being arrested by armed officers yards from Downing Street on 27 April. Ali initially refused a lawyer and told the Old Bailey he would be defended by the omnipotent creator worshipped by billions of Muslims around the…

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