The defendant said civilians should be considered “combatants” where they supported governments waging war against Muslims and posted a link to a Wikipedia page listing UK football stadiums by capacity, she told Woolwich crown court. On day two of the trial, Darlow also alleged Rashid suggested targeting this year’s World Cup in Russia. School starts early.” The prosecutor told the court Rashid considered most public gatherings “fair game”, including outdoor markets, festivals and political rallies. The jury was told that in one of his online posts the defendant suggested dropping a smoke grenade “to cause panic”. The phone revealed that he had been using Telegram, the secretive social media application, to take part in thousands of chats, Darlow told the court.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2018 13:07 UTC