Oxford woman admits distributing terrorist publications

(BBC) A 23-year-old woman has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for terrorism offences.

Roma Iqbal, from Oxford, pleaded guilty to distributing Islamist extremist content on 10 December 2021.

Winchester Crown Court heard the 23-year-old had helped set up a website called the People of Tawhid to support the terrorist suspect Abu Hamza.

The FBI intercepted 25,000 messages between the two, discussing admiration of the Islamic State (IS) group.

Serena Gates, prosecuting, said Ms Iqbal would use a variety of social media platforms to discuss the terrorist organisation.

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