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| Bomb plot suspect 'was fanatical' | Bomb plot suspect 'was fanatical' |
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| One of the alleged 21 July bomb plotters was a "fanatical" Muslim who spoke of jihad, a former friend says. | One of the alleged 21 July bomb plotters was a "fanatical" Muslim who spoke of jihad, a former friend says. |
| Muktar Ibrahim would apparently discuss fighting people who were killing Muslims, including the British and Americans, Woolwich Crown Court heard. | Muktar Ibrahim would apparently discuss fighting people who were killing Muslims, including the British and Americans, Woolwich Crown Court heard. |
| Michael Bexhill - a false name - said his old friend watched jihadi films and listened to Osama bin Laden speeches. | |
| Mr Ibrahim is one of six men who deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions in London in 2005. | |
| Giving evidence from behind a large screen to hide his identity, Mr Bexhill described Mr Ibrahim's religious views as "fanatical, radical". | |
| Tight security | |
| "Actually he used to speak about jihad and he used to be against those people who did not like people doing jihadi actions," he said. | |
| The jury also heard that Mr Ibrahim listened to recordings of speeches by radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and scholars who encourage people to fight for jihad. | |
| Nigel Sweeney QC, prosecuting, asked Mr Bexhill to explain what he meant by "jihad". | |
| "Fighting against those people who are killing Muslim people," he replied. | |
| The reason why it has happened is that the courts are more sensitive than in years gone by Mr Justice Fulford 'Monstrous' screen at trial Speaking at times through an interpreter, he told the jury Mr Ibrahim would talk about American soldiers and the British Army killing Muslims. | |
| Some of the films he watched showed people in Afghanistan fighting the Russians as well as jihad in Bosnia, he said. | |
| Judge Mr Justice Fulford told the jury that the tight security around Mr Bexhill's identity was to help him feel more at ease. | Judge Mr Justice Fulford told the jury that the tight security around Mr Bexhill's identity was to help him feel more at ease. |
| After being sworn in, he wrote his real name on a piece of paper which was handed to each of the jurors, but his true identity has been hidden from the press, members of the public and the defendants. | After being sworn in, he wrote his real name on a piece of paper which was handed to each of the jurors, but his true identity has been hidden from the press, members of the public and the defendants. |
| Mr Justice Fulford told the jury: "You must not in any way hold the fact that there are screens in court and the fact that the witness has asked to remain anonymous...in any way against any of these defendants." | Mr Justice Fulford told the jury: "You must not in any way hold the fact that there are screens in court and the fact that the witness has asked to remain anonymous...in any way against any of these defendants." |
| The court heard the witness, who is in his mid 20s, came to the UK in 2001 to study English in East Sussex. | The court heard the witness, who is in his mid 20s, came to the UK in 2001 to study English in East Sussex. |
| Two years later he moved to London, where he met another of the defendants, Adel Yahya. | |
| Mr Yahya offered him accommodation at Mr Ibrahim's home, where he lived for three months at the end of 2004. | Mr Yahya offered him accommodation at Mr Ibrahim's home, where he lived for three months at the end of 2004. |
| Mr Yahya and Mr Ibrahim are on trial over an alleged plot to cause explosions on London's transport network, alongside Manfo Asiedu, Hussein Osman, Yassin Omar and Ramzi Mohammed. |