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Birmingham terror suspects 'glorified 9/11' Birmingham terror suspects 'glorified 9/11'
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Three men accused of planning suicide bombings "glorified 9/11 and the 7/7 attacks", a prosecutor says.Three men accused of planning suicide bombings "glorified 9/11 and the 7/7 attacks", a prosecutor says.
Brian Altman QC also told the court the three were "radicalised young men".Brian Altman QC also told the court the three were "radicalised young men".
Irfan Naseer, Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali, all of Birmingham, deny conduct in preparation of terrorist acts.Irfan Naseer, Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali, all of Birmingham, deny conduct in preparation of terrorist acts.
Woolwich Crown Court has heard they were planning a bombing campaign which could have been bigger than the 7 July London attacks had they succeeded.Woolwich Crown Court has heard they were planning a bombing campaign which could have been bigger than the 7 July London attacks had they succeeded.
Mr Altman also said the men "revered Osama Bin Laden".Mr Altman also said the men "revered Osama Bin Laden".
And he said Mr Naseer and Mr Khalid returned from terror training "with radical ideas which they planned to put into action".And he said Mr Naseer and Mr Khalid returned from terror training "with radical ideas which they planned to put into action".
Police believed the men were hoping to detonate as many as eight rucksack bombs against multiple targets in the UK.Police believed the men were hoping to detonate as many as eight rucksack bombs against multiple targets in the UK.
Suicide videos
Mr Naseer, from the Sparkhill area of Birmingham, and Mr Khalid, from the Sparkbrook area, are also accused of preparing for acts of terrorism by receiving training in Pakistan.Mr Naseer, from the Sparkhill area of Birmingham, and Mr Khalid, from the Sparkbrook area, are also accused of preparing for acts of terrorism by receiving training in Pakistan.
Mr Altman also told the court the men planned to kill British people "who they despised".
And Mr Altman said the men were "not the Four Lions", making reference to the "joke, would-be suicide bombers" portrayed in a fictional film about a group of British men planning a suicide attack within the UK.
The three were "deadly serious, hell-bent on achieving their goal", the prosecutor added.
Suicide videos
It is alleged that during a police interview, Mr Ali said the group discussed using suicide vests, rucksack bombs and carrying guns "to kill British soldiers".
The court heard this would be "revenge for everything".
But Mr Ali later told the court that he did not intend to carry out any such attack.
The jury was told by prosecutors at the start of the trial that the pair had recorded suicide videos in Pakistan that would have been played to the world had their plot been completed.The jury was told by prosecutors at the start of the trial that the pair had recorded suicide videos in Pakistan that would have been played to the world had their plot been completed.
During the trial, the jury heard the men had bought sports injury packs which prosecutors say contained chemicals useful in bomb-making.During the trial, the jury heard the men had bought sports injury packs which prosecutors say contained chemicals useful in bomb-making.
Mr Naseer was allegedly planning to construct explosive devices and police recovered a partially burnt note that detailed a method to make a bomb.Mr Naseer was allegedly planning to construct explosive devices and police recovered a partially burnt note that detailed a method to make a bomb.
Mr Naseer told the jury that, in his conversations that were secretly recorded, he was in fact only pretending to be a terrorist to make himself look big.Mr Naseer told the jury that, in his conversations that were secretly recorded, he was in fact only pretending to be a terrorist to make himself look big.
He said he had posed as a trained plotter with al-Qaeda contacts because he had faced rumours in his local community that he was a Pakistani spy.He said he had posed as a trained plotter with al-Qaeda contacts because he had faced rumours in his local community that he was a Pakistani spy.
The trial continues.The trial continues.