An aspiring rapper from London has been convicted of planning an ISIS-inspired sword attack.
Despite his wannabe persona online, police say Sahayb Abu is a "dangerous individual", influenced by Islamic State extremism.
Drill rapper, 27, guilty of plotting terror rampage during first UK lockdown
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Updated: 12 Mar 2021, 17:07
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A RAPPING jihadi from a family of extremists, was today convicted of plotting a terror attack with an 18-inch gladiator-style sword and combat vest.
Wannabe drill star Sahayb Abu, 27, used his £100 Covid dole bonus to stock up on weapons for an atrocity.
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His brother Muhamed, was cleared of failing to disclose information about a plotCredit: PA:Press Association
The rapper, who styled himself ‘The Masked Meance,’ was convicted at the Old Bailey of plotting a terrorist act.
No specific target was mentioned in court but security chiefs suspect Sahayb could have been planning to kill a cop outside a London embassy.
Sahayb Abu convicted of planning IS-inspired sword attack
By Daniel De Simone
A former prisoner has been convicted of planning an Islamic State-inspired sword attack.
Sahayb Abu, 27, was found guilty by a jury of preparing an act of terrorism and will be sentenced on 9 April.
Muhamed Abu, his 32-year-old brother, was acquitted of failing to warn police about the plan.
Sahayb s preparations included buying a sword, a knife, balaclavas, fingerless gloves, and a combat vest, and paying extra to have the sword sharpened.
When placing the orders, he asked if the vest could stop bullets.
The defendant, from Dagenham in east London, also met an undercover police officer hoping he could provide access to firearms, the Old Bailey heard.