(BBC) A man assaulted a detective constable during a police interview and put him in a chokehold as he shouted “Allahu Akbar,” a court has heard.
Architecture student Muhammad Zakir Arif, 18, from Bury, lunged at the officer as he was questioned on suspicion of being involved in terrorism offences.
He had been arrested the day before on 6 February when he was stopped in a taxi and was found with a zombie-style knife and a machete in his rucksack.
Prosecutor Joe Allman told Manchester Crown Court that Arif made comments associated with radical Islamism during his arrest and at the subsequent interview.
He said Arif put up a “significant struggle” when arrested as he kicked out at officers.
