bomber and join isis. a pledge of allegiance to the leader of the islamic state group was found in his cell. a senior counterterrorism officer wrote to the prison governor, asking if he could delay amman s release, but he couldn t. so, once released, he was followed everywhere by armed surveillance officers. they watched as he bought aluminium foil, parcel tape and drinks bottles, items they knew could be used to make a fake suicide belt. just like the one he was wearing on the day of the attack. the jury said an opportunity to prevent the attack was missed that night, as he could have been recalled to prison because his risk to the public had changed. 0n the day of the attack, amman was being tracked through south london by a nine man team of armed surveillance officers. when he went into the low price store here on streatham high road, an officer being called bx87 to protect his identity was only a few metres behind. amman stole a knife and ran out
a murderous attack. but could it have been prevented? amman had been arrested aged 19. images on his computer led to him being jailed for 11! months for sharing terrorist material. but the rules at the time said he had to be released half way through his sentence. those rules have since changed for terrorism offenders because of his case. in belmarsh prison, if anything, he became more radical, mixing with hashem abedi, the manchester bomber s brother. ahmed hassan, the failed parsons green bomber. and abdulla ahmed ali, who led a plot to blow up planes with liquid explosives. the prison s intelligence system recorded that amman, known as faraz, wanted to kill the queen, become a suicide bomber, and join isis. a pledge of allegiance to the leader of the islamic state group was found in his prison cell. a senior counterterrorism officer wrote to the prison governor asking if he could delay amman s release, but he couldn t. so, once released he was followed everywhere by armed surveillan