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A man in e-mail contact with so-called "lyrical terrorist" Samina Malik has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years after admitting three terror charges.A man in e-mail contact with so-called "lyrical terrorist" Samina Malik has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years after admitting three terror charges.
Sohail Qureshi, 30, of east London, was arrested in October 2006 as he prepared to board a Pakistan flight at Heathrow.Sohail Qureshi, 30, of east London, was arrested in October 2006 as he prepared to board a Pakistan flight at Heathrow.
The Old Bailey heard he planned to take metal batons, cash, a night-sight and a computer hard drive onto the flight. The Old Bailey heard he planned to take military-style equipment on board.
Qureshi had contacted Malik, who worked at the airport, asking about security checks there, the court heard. Qureshi contacted Malik, who worked at Heathrow and posted pro-Islamist poems on the internet, asking about airport security checks, the court heard.
'Revenge' message'Revenge' message
Malik, a WH Smith employee who worked airside at Heathrow, was given a suspended jail sentence in November 2007 after being convicted of storing a library of material for terrorism. Malik, a WH Smith employee, was given a suspended jail sentence in November 2007 after being convicted of storing a library of material for terrorism.
Sohail Qureshi is a dedicated supporter of Islamist extremism Jonathan SharpProsecution
Prosecutor Jonathan Sharp told the court Qureshi had planned a "two to three-week operation" in either Pakistan, Afghanistan or Pakistan's Waziristan region after he landed in Islamabad.Prosecutor Jonathan Sharp told the court Qureshi had planned a "two to three-week operation" in either Pakistan, Afghanistan or Pakistan's Waziristan region after he landed in Islamabad.
He was arrested at Heathrow with £9,000 in cash, a night-sight, two metal batons and a computer hard drive, Mr Sharp added.
The court had also been told that Qureshi intended to take two sleeping bags, two rucksacks, medical supplies and CD-Roms on board the flight in October 2006.
Mr Sharp added: "Sohail Qureshi is a dedicated supporter of Islamist extremism."Mr Sharp added: "Sohail Qureshi is a dedicated supporter of Islamist extremism."
Internet traffic intercepted by police - which was presented to the court - revealed that Qureshi had written: "Pray that I kill many, brother. Revenge, revenge, revenge." Samina Malik was the first woman convicted under the Terrorism Act
Qureshi was arrested on 18 October 2006 as he prepared to board a flight to Islamabad from Heathrow, Mr Sharp said. Internet traffic intercepted by police which was presented to the court revealed that Qureshi had written: "Pray that I kill many, brother. Revenge, revenge, revenge."
The court had also been told that he intended to take two sleeping bags, two rucksacks, medical supplies and CD-Roms on board the flight in October 2006. Qureshi - a dental technician, originally from Pakistan - was arrested on 18 October 2006 as he prepared to board a flight to Islamabad from Heathrow, Mr Sharp said.
Qureshi's e-mail to Malik asked: "What's the system like at work? Is the checking still very harsh or have things calmed down a bit?" He had been preparing with a jihadist group, the prosecution added.
He had been followed airside at Heathrow by counter-terrorism officers who found him carrying £9,000 in cash - £1,150 in a wallet and £7,590 in six envelopes. In an e-mail to Malik, Qureshi asked: "What's the system like at work? Is the checking still very harsh or have things calmed down a bit?"
Qureshi admitted preparing for terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, possessing articles for terrorist purposes and articles likely to be useful to a terrorist. He had been followed airside at Heathrow by counter-terrorism officers who found him carrying the cash - £1,150 in a wallet and £7,590 in six envelopes.
'Terrorist operations'
Qureshi admitted preparing for terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006 - making him the first person to be convicted of new laws against planning terrorism.
He also plead guilty to possessing articles for terrorist purposes and articles likely to be useful to a terrorist.
Judge Brian Barker, the Common Serjeant of London, told Qureshi these were "grave charges".
He added: "You were ready for terrorist operations overseas but there is no specific indication of what they are or where they might be."