Overview
- Detectives outlined Facebook activity they say promoted jihad, including ten accounts linked to Walid Saadaoui and a 9/11 anniversary post wishing for a repeat of the attack.
- Counter-terror officers testified that Walid Saadaoui was arrested on May 8, 2024, with two assault rifles, a semi-automatic pistol and nearly 200 rounds in his car after meeting an undercover operative.
- Jurors were told the defendants discussed importing guns after a Dover docks visit and scouted Jewish schools, synagogues and shops in Prestwich and Higher Broughton.
- Prosecution evidence included Amar Hussein’s police interview in which he voiced support for ISIS, spoke of jihad and said he was proud to be a terrorist, which he denies amounts to preparing attacks.
- A third defendant, Bilel Saadaoui, denies failing to disclose information; police cited a 2022 gym video set to an ISIS-linked nasheed and earlier messages referencing ‘infidels’ as part of the timeline.