Teenage terrorist Muhammad Billal faces jail for plotting ‘crowded place’ attack

A teenager was preparing a terrorist attack when he researched ‘shooting ranges, ammunition vests, and crowded places’ on his iPhone, a court heard. Muhammad Billal, 18, who lived with his parents in Nelson, Lancashire, was arrested on 11 February after an investigation by counter terrorism police. Billal was charged with two counts of preparation to commit terrorist acts and four of collecting information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. He conducted research…