The prosecutor added: 'They talked about the firearms course again and the defendant explained to Mikael, what would stop them from committing the attack at the firearms training course and then going on from there. The hilt of the sword allegedly used outside Buckingham Palace is pictured above It is thought that he later encouraged one of the officers to enroll in the same course. 'He stated that he would teach them the number one thing which would be 'Bara' which means hatred for the disbelievers.'Ĭhowdhury is said to have taken a firearms training course in preparation for the attack. Mr Atkinson said: 'The defendant explained that if he had children, he would bring them up to be martyrs and train them in weapons and combat training. He repeatedly told officers of his belief that being a 'martyr' meant that he could bring 70 family members with him to paradise, the court heard. 'But if I did what was right Allah was pleased with what I did regardless of all the suffering, this is the place for suffering isn't it.' 'When I came back my sister was upset, 'oh brother don't ever do this ever again you put us through this you put us through so much so don't ever did it again'. 'At the end of the day everything was given to us from Allah, yeah?' 'This comment sent chills down Mikael's spine when he said it seriously.'Ĭhowdhury said: 'Allah wants us to risk everything. 'He wanted to kill as many people before he was killed.
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Mr Atkinson said: 'The defendant disagreed as he stated that he thought about this but he wasn't interested in just dying. Mikael suggested this was too risky and that they would end up in prison before suggesting they get a BB gun instead. 'This was in a raised happier voice, animated and smiling.'Ĭhowdhury repeatedly spoke to the officers about getting his hands on an AK-47 rifle. 'When the defendant spoke about the van attack, there was a level of excitement from him again. 'The defendant stated that they would have to research this as much as possible to look at when routes, start and finish times and so on.
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Mr Atkinson said: 'Mikael asked if he would use for something like the 'gay thing' they discussed. He was previously said to have expressed a desire to carry out a van attack on either Remembrance Day or, due to the lower security, on the Gay Pride parade.
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Chowdhury had also allegedly sketched a picture of a man shooting at 10 Downing Street