Brothers who planned to join Islamic State jailed

(BBC) Two brothers who admitted planning to travel to Afghanistan to join a branch of the Islamic State (IS) have been jailed.

Muhammad Abdul Haleem Heyder Khan, 21, and Muhammad Hamzah Heyder Khan, 18, both pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court to preparing for acts of terrorism.

Muhammad Abdul Haleem Heyder Khan was jailed for 10 years.

His younger brother was given an eight-year custodial sentence.

The pair, from Ward End, Birmingham, were each handed an extended period on licence of four years.

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