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| Court hears of gun instructions | Court hears of gun instructions |
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| Detailed photographs of how to strip a Kalashnikov assault rifle have been shown to a terror trial jury. | Detailed photographs of how to strip a Kalashnikov assault rifle have been shown to a terror trial jury. |
| They also saw illustrations on how to dismantle an Uzi submachine gun, a G3 assault rifle, a M16 assault rifle and Makarov self-loading pistol. | They also saw illustrations on how to dismantle an Uzi submachine gun, a G3 assault rifle, a M16 assault rifle and Makarov self-loading pistol. |
| Weapons expert, Huw Griffiths, talked through the evidence during the trial of Mohammed Atif Siddique, 21. | Weapons expert, Huw Griffiths, talked through the evidence during the trial of Mohammed Atif Siddique, 21. |
| At the High Court in Glasgow, the man from Alva in Clackmannanshire denies a total of five charges against him. | At the High Court in Glasgow, the man from Alva in Clackmannanshire denies a total of five charges against him. |
| The court was shown extracts of a report prepared by Mr Griffiths on documents found on a link to a website allegedly run by Mr Siddique. | The court was shown extracts of a report prepared by Mr Griffiths on documents found on a link to a website allegedly run by Mr Siddique. |
| They had illustrations of the weapons and showed how to dismantle them. | They had illustrations of the weapons and showed how to dismantle them. |
| I don't believed there is anything secret about the information Huw GriffithsWeapons expert | I don't believed there is anything secret about the information Huw GriffithsWeapons expert |
| Mr Griffiths, a senior forensics scientist with the Armed Criminality Forensic Science Service based in London, said he had photographs taken which mirrored the illustrations and had studied the text which was translated from Arabic. | Mr Griffiths, a senior forensics scientist with the Armed Criminality Forensic Science Service based in London, said he had photographs taken which mirrored the illustrations and had studied the text which was translated from Arabic. |
| He told the court: "These documents would, in my opinion, assist the novice firearms user, especially if used in conjunction with the weapons themselves. | He told the court: "These documents would, in my opinion, assist the novice firearms user, especially if used in conjunction with the weapons themselves. |
| "It goes beyond what I would regard as necessary for the novice user." | "It goes beyond what I would regard as necessary for the novice user." |
| However, Mr Griffiths conceded most of the information about weapons contained in the documents could be found in English in Jane's Infantry Weapons and Jane's Guns Recognition Guide and on the internet. | However, Mr Griffiths conceded most of the information about weapons contained in the documents could be found in English in Jane's Infantry Weapons and Jane's Guns Recognition Guide and on the internet. |
| He added: "I don't believed there is anything secret about the information." | He added: "I don't believed there is anything secret about the information." |
| He also told the court that as far as he was aware none of the information about the weapons had been banned. | |
| Suicide bomber | Suicide bomber |
| Mr Siddique was arrested at his family home in Alva in April 2006. | Mr Siddique was arrested at his family home in Alva in April 2006. |
| 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, before Lord Carloway, continues. | The trial, before Lord Carloway, continues. |