Teenage terrorist who plotted mass attacks gets over 13 years

A teenage terrorist was released on bail as he plotted a mass shooting and tried to fly out to an Islamic State training camp in Somalia, a court heard. Muhammad Billal, 18, searched on his iPhone for ‘shooting ranges, ammunition vests, and crowded places’ before he was arrested on 1 February last year by counter terror police, the Old Bailey heard. Prosecutor Simon Gurney told the court: ‘The defendant played a significant role in terrorist activity. He made preparations and…

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