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| Man guilty over soldier plot cell | Man guilty over soldier plot cell |
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| A man has been found guilty of being part of a terror cell whose leader plotted to behead a British soldier. | A man has been found guilty of being part of a terror cell whose leader plotted to behead a British soldier. |
| Last month Parviz Khan, 37, from Birmingham, admitted plotting to kidnap and murder a serving Muslim soldier. | Last month Parviz Khan, 37, from Birmingham, admitted plotting to kidnap and murder a serving Muslim soldier. |
| Now a jury has found Zahoor Iqbal, 30, guilty of being involved in Khan's organisation, by sending equipment to be used by Taleban fighters. | Now a jury has found Zahoor Iqbal, 30, guilty of being involved in Khan's organisation, by sending equipment to be used by Taleban fighters. |
| The Leicester Crown Court jury cleared Amjad Mahmood of the same offence but is deliberating on another charge. | The Leicester Crown Court jury cleared Amjad Mahmood of the same offence but is deliberating on another charge. |
| The jury will continue deliberating on Monday on a charge against Mahmood, 32, of Birmingham, that he knew about Khan's plan to film the beheading of the soldier but failed to inform the authorities. | |
| The prosecution accepted that Iqbal, also of Birmingham, had no knowledge of the plot to kill a British soldier. | |
| Three other men, Basiru Gassama, 30, Mohammed Irfan, 31, and Hamid Elasmar, 44, have previously admitted other offences connected with Khan's activities. |