(BBC) A man accused of planning a terror attack has told a court he researched the Islamic State group because he believed it was “created by America.”
Hisham Muhammad, of Victoria Avenue, Bury, is accused of planning both a “lone-wolf attack” and a drone attack.
The 26-year-old told the Old Bailey he had “long held the suspicion” the group was “misrepresented or exaggerated in order to increase Islamophobia.”
He denies engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism.
His cousin Faisal Abu Ahmad, 25, denies failing to alert authorities of the alleged attack plan.
