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| Terror trial evidence concludes | Terror trial evidence concludes |
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| Evidence in the terrorism trial involving a 21-year-old man has been concluded. | |
| The jury will hear prosecution and defence submissions on Tuesday and it is likely they will be sent out to consider their verdicts on Wednesday. | The jury will hear prosecution and defence submissions on Tuesday and it is likely they will be sent out to consider their verdicts on Wednesday. |
| Mohammed Atif Siddique, from Alva, Clackmannanshire, denies four terror charges and a breach of the peace. | |
| Earlier, the prosecution withdrew an allegation that Mr Siddique claimed to be part of the al-Qaeda terror network. | Earlier, the prosecution withdrew an allegation that Mr Siddique claimed to be part of the al-Qaeda terror network. |
| On the final day of evidence, the court was told that Mr Siddique had a three-month crash course in Arabic. | On the final day of evidence, the court was told that Mr Siddique had a three-month crash course in Arabic. |
| He had borrowed a book and a cassette called "Learn Arabic in Three Months" from Alva Public Library in March 2003, the court heard. | He had borrowed a book and a cassette called "Learn Arabic in Three Months" from Alva Public Library in March 2003, the court heard. |
| Mr Siddique was arrested at his family home in April 2006. | Mr Siddique was arrested at his family home 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. |