British man accused of targeting Tony Blair as part of Mumbai-style terror plot

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Daily Mail:

Claire Carter

3 November 2014

 

A law student accused of targeting Tony Blair as part of a Mumbai-style terror plot also wanted to join forces with the sons of radical cleric Abu Hamza to commit an armed robbery, a court heard.

Erol Incedal, 26, is on trial charged with planning an act of terrorism, either on individuals or a wide-ranging Mumbai-style attack. He is also charged with possessing a bomb-making manual on a memory card.

 

Mr Justice Nicol told jurors at the Old Bailey that sketches and notes found at his family home related to plans for an armed robbery and used code words such as 'tennis rackets' for guns.

'He was friends with three sons of the radical cleric Abu Hamza - Hamza, Sufyan and Yaasir - who used to carry out frauds and armed robberies on post offices,' said Mr Justice Nicol.

 

'The defendant sketched out some ideas for armed an robbery he would propose to the Hamza brothers.'

 

 

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