Redhill man Haider Ahmed jailed over knife terror plot

(BBC) A supporter of Islamic State (IS) who planned a terror attack with a hunting knife has been jailed for six years.

Haider Ahmed, 19, from Redhill in Surrey, was found guilty of preparing an act of terrorism at an earlier hearing at Kingston Crown Court.

Ahmed was aged 16 and 17 at the time he planned the attack, which was uncovered [when] he was arrested in October 2016 on suspicion of money laundering.

He had told contacts he wanted to conduct a suicide mission.

During the trial, jurors heard he bought a knife for £25 using Paypal, but his mother took it away after finding it in his bag.

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