(AFP) A convicted Islamic State member allegedly linked to the group’s notorious “Beatles” kidnap-and-murder cell appeared in a UK court ahead of the planned start Monday of his terror trial.
Aine Davis sat in the dock at London’s Old Bailey criminal court, wearing a black skull cap and blue sweatshirt, speaking only to confirm his name.
He was named as a co-conspirator in the US trials of El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Amon Kotey, two members of the infamous group of hostage takers who grew up and were radicalised in London.
The group members were nicknamed the “Beatles” by their captives because of their distinctive British accents.
