‘I’m no Marvel villain,’ says Bristol terror defendant

(BBC) A man found with bomb-making manuals and speeches on Islamic State has told a court he is “not a terrorist.”

Souhaib Embarek was caught sharing “terrorist tutorials” and had videos and images of terrorist attacks.

He admits five charges of possession of information useful to a terrorist, and one of disseminating terror documents, on the basis he was “reckless.”

“I’m not the guy the prosecution is trying to make me — some Marvel villain,” he told the Old Bailey.

On Tuesday, during a hearing to decide the issue of his intent, Embarek insisted it was all a “fantasy game.”

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