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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dave Higgens

Middlesbrough teen who copied Manchester synagogue attacker with fake bomb vest jailed for over nine years

Mohammed Khalil Nadir has been jailed for over nine years - (Counter Terrorism Policing)

A 19-year-old who researched the dummy explosive belt worn by the Manchester synagogue attacker has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years after recording a video of himself wearing a similar device, police said.

Mohammed Khalil Nadir distributed footage showing himself "triggering" the mock suicide vest following his research into the device worn by Jihad Al-Shamie during the assault at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Counter Terrorism Policing North East (CTPNE) said.

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