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| Student 'wanted to be a bomber' | Student 'wanted to be a bomber' |
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| A student who is standing trial on terror charges told classmates he "wanted to be a suicide bomber", a court has heard. | A student who is standing trial on terror charges told classmates he "wanted to be a suicide bomber", a court has heard. |
| Mohammed Atif Siddique, from Alva in Clackmannanshire, has denied a total of five offences. | Mohammed Atif Siddique, from Alva in Clackmannanshire, has denied a total of five offences. |
| Fellow students at Glasgow Metropolitan College said he had shown them videos of beheadings and suicide bombers. | |
| The High Court in Glasgow also heard claims on Friday that the 21-year-old had said Osama Bin Laden was his "god". | |
| Fozia Begum told the court that Mr Siddique made the comment about the al-Qaeda leader while they were all students at the college in 2003. | Fozia Begum told the court that Mr Siddique made the comment about the al-Qaeda leader while they were all students at the college in 2003. |
| 'Chopped off' | |
| The 23-year-old said Mr Siddique had also shown her and others footage of a beheading and of a man who had blown himself up. | |
| She said: "He showed somebody who had their head chopped off. | |
| "There were three men standing there and one guy on the floor. A guy walked up and cut his head off." | |
| She described another video Siddique showed her, which showed the face of a smiling man who had blown himself up. | |
| She said: "There was a dead guy smiling. He said he had a smile on his face because he had committed Jihad." | |
| The court had earlier heard from fellow classmate Francesca Demilta, who said Mr Siddique had told her of his desire to become a suicide bomber. | |
| 'Alarming threat' | 'Alarming threat' |
| She also claimed to have overheard Mr Siddique say he wanted to bomb Glasgow, but did not take the "alarming" threat seriously. | She also claimed to have overheard Mr Siddique say he wanted to bomb Glasgow, but did not take the "alarming" threat seriously. |
| Mr Siddique was arrested in a police operation in Alva on 13 April, 2006, and faces four charges under the Terrorism Act 2000. | Mr Siddique was arrested in a police operation in Alva on 13 April, 2006, and faces four charges under the Terrorism Act 2000. |
| He has been accused of possessing suspicious terrorism-related items including CDs and videos of weapons use, guerrilla tactics and bomb-making. | He has been accused of possessing suspicious terrorism-related items including CDs and videos of weapons use, guerrilla tactics and bomb-making. |
| He has also been accused of collecting terrorist-related information, setting up websites showing how to make and use weapons and explosives, and circulating inflammatory terrorist publications. | He has also been accused of collecting terrorist-related information, setting up websites showing how to make and use weapons and explosives, and circulating inflammatory terrorist publications. |
| A further charge of breach of the peace relates to claims that he showed students at Glasgow Metropolitan College images of suicide bombers and terrorist beheadings. | A further charge of breach of the peace relates to claims that he showed students at Glasgow Metropolitan College images of suicide bombers and terrorist beheadings. |
| This charge also includes the allegation that he threatened to become a suicide bomber, and claimed to be a member of al-Qaeda. | This charge also includes the allegation that he threatened to become a suicide bomber, and claimed to be a member of al-Qaeda. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |