Posted on 02/23/2010 10:31:58 AM PST by rdl6989
These images show three British Muslims allegedly preparing for 'holy war' after forming a group named 'The Blackburn Resistance.'
One of the trio claimed they filmed the homemade movie in the back garden of a house in the Lancashire town as a 'bit of fun.'
But all were arrested after claims they had become 'intoxicated by the evil of terrorism' and were imitating Al Qaeda propaganda in a training programme.
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Today, the footage was shown to the jury at Manchester Crown Court where Abbas Iqbal, 24, younger brother Ilyas, 23, and Muhammed Ali Ahmed, 26, are accused of terrorism offences.
The jury was told the three men 'applauded' the actions of Osama Bin Laden and set about teaching themselves about guerrilla warfare and training in Iraq or Afghanistan.
But Abbas Iqbal was arrested at Manchester Airport with another man before they boarded a flight to Northern Europe.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“it was just a bit of fun” one of them said
The same kind of fun as yelling “fire” in a crowded theater?
I didn’t see the humor.
it is just good fun until someone gets hurt...
Guys in their 20s aren’t chasing girls?
But plotting holy jihad?
Talk about wasted youth.
What girls would want guys with beards large enough for small animals to nest in?
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