The massive deadly device made for ISIS found in a house in Coventry
When detectives raided the Coventry home of Mohamad Al-Bared, they discovered what could have been the next weapon used by ISIS. Inside the address in Kare Road, they found a drone that the 26-year-old had hand-made.
Alarmingly, they also found a notebook that the former PhD student, who studied mechanical and chemical engineering, had used to come up chemical equations and recipes for chemical weapons. On his phones and laptops they found conversations on how he had researched and worked out how to get the drone into a war zone without being stopped by authorities,
The student had also set up a fake company so he could pretend to be travelling on business. But his plans were foiled during the raid back in January.
Now he faces time behind bars after a jury at Birmingham Crown Court found him guilty of preparing acts of terrorism after building a drone with the intention of supplying it to a banned terrorist organisation. He will find out his fate during sentencing on November 27.
Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Payne, head of Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands, said Al-Bared used his skills to create the drone. He said it would have been able to carry explosives or chemicals to be used as a weapon in a war zone.
“Al-Bared was a calculated individual and coupled with his education and expertise in mechanical and chemical engineering, he was clearly very dangerous,” DCS Payne said. “The jury heard how security conscious he was going to great lengths to try to hide anything that might lead to his identification.
“The verdict means a dangerous individual has been taken off our streets. There is no place in our society for individuals intent on participating in terrorism activity.
“We will continue to work with partners and the CPS to protect our communities by pursuing and prosecuting such individuals. We work tirelessly to counter terrorism.
“Our absolute priority is to ensure the safety and security of the people who live, work and visit the West Midlands area.”
Source » msn.com
