(BBC) A man accused of planning a gun attack on a mass gathering of Jews described the killing of 130 people and wounding of hundreds more in Paris in 2015 as a “great event,” a jury has heard.
Walid Saadaoui, 38, is said to have “hero-worshipped” Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who orchestrated the November 2015 raids — including one on the Bataclan theatre — and allegedly aspired to emulate him.
Prosecutors claim Mr Saadaoui unwittingly revealed plans to an undercover operative called Farouk. He told jurors at Preston Crown Court he believed Mr Saadoui had told him on Facebook he needed to conduct a Paris-style attack in north-western England.
Mr Saadaoui, of Abram in Wigan, denies preparing acts of terrorism.
