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Man, 18, guilty of terror charge Trio guilty over terror documents
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Three men have been found guilty of possessing documents promoting terrorism after a trial at Blackfrairs Crown Court. Three men have been found guilty of possessing or making documents promoting terrorism after a trial at Blackfriars Crown Court.
The defendants included Hammaad Munshi, 18, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire -thought to be the youngest person to be convicted under the Terrorism Act.The defendants included Hammaad Munshi, 18, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire -thought to be the youngest person to be convicted under the Terrorism Act.
He was 16 when police found a guide to making napalm on his computer during a series of raids in 2006. He was 16 when police found a guide to making napalm on his computer.
Co-defendants Aabid Khan and Sultan Muhammad were also convicted. Aabid Khan, 23, said to be "key player" in radicalising people, and Sultan Muhammad, 23, were also convicted.
Khan from Bradford, West Yorkshire, was found guilty of possessing articles for a purpose connected with terrorism but cleared of a similar charge.
Muhammad, from Manningham, West Yorkshire, was convicted of three similar charges and one of making a record of information likely to be useful in terrorism.
They were also in possession of material that was operationally useful to anyone wishing to carry out an act of violence or terrorism Det Chf Supt John Parkinson
Munshi was found guilty of making a record of information but cleared of a possession offence.
A fourth defendant, Ahmed Sulieman, 30, from south London, was cleared of three possession charges after telling the jury the files found belonged to somebody else.
Khan and Muhammad will be sentenced on Tuesday.
Munshi, who had been on bail throughout the trial, was remanded in custody until 19 September when he will be sentenced at the Old Bailey after the preparation of a pre-sentence report.
'Dangerous individuals'
Munshi was said to be just 15 when recruited by Khan, 23.
The court heard the teenager spent hours surfing jihadist internet sites and distributing material to others.
After the case Det Chf Supt John Parkinson, head of Leeds Counter Terrorism Unit, said: "Let there be no doubt, these are dangerous individuals.
"These men were not simply in possession of material which expressed extremist views. They were also in possession of material that was operationally useful to anyone wishing to carry out an act of violence or terrorism."
He added: "While these men may not have been actively planning acts of terrorism themselves, they sought to insight others for terrorist purposes, promoting al-Qaeda ideology and training programmes."