A man accused of plotting terror attacks at tourist hotspots bragged to undercover officers that he had previously deceived a jury into clearing him over a sword attack on police outside Buckingham Palace, a court has heard. He was acquitted of a terror charge by an Old Bailey jury after attacking police officers with a sword outside the Queen’s London residence in 2017. But prosecutor Duncan Atkinson QC told Woolwich crown court that after Chowdhury was cleared, he became driven by “dreams of martyrdom”. From January 2019, three undercover officers worked to earn Chowdhury’s trust and to tap into his extremist views and he unwittingly confided his plans to them, the court heard. His sister, who is also on trial, did nothing to stop her brother’s plans, Atkinson told the court.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2020 16:12 UTC