Who is Husnain Rashid, what was the Prince George terror plot and what did the ISIS fanatic admit in court?
The 32-year-old, of Nelson, Lancashire, encouraged his followers to attack Prince George and target British football stadiums
AN ISIS fanatic urged other extremists to attack Prince George at his school in South West London, a court has heard.
Husnain Rashid has admitted to three counts of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts and one of encouraging terrorism.
Who is Husnain Rashid?
Rashid, 32, of Leonard Street in Nelson, Lancashire, is a teacher at a mosque who is on trial after being charged with terror offences.
On May 31, while appearing at Woolwich Crown Court, it emerged that the extremist had posted a photo the Prince George on encrypted messaging app Telegram.
The depraved post also included a silhouette of a jihad fighter and the message: "Even the royal family will not be left alone."
Rashid also posted the address of the four-year-old's school, St Thomas's Battersea in South West London.
He also encouraged bombings at football matches through Telegram, the court heard.
Rashid, who worked at the Mohamadi Mosque in Nelson, encouraged attacks on the Halloween Parade in New York and railway stations in Australia.
He also urged others to "fight and spill the blood to the apes in your land" and called for followers to "start preparing tools and weapons/explosives";.
What did he admit to in court?
On May 31, he dramatically changed his plea and admitted three counts of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts and one of encouraging terrorism.
Two further counts of dissemination of a terrorist publication will lie on file, prosecutors said.
Rashid discussed attacking football stadiums in the UK by detonating bombs the day after 38 people were killed in bomb blasts at Besiktas stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on December 10, 2016.
He also posted suggestions of stadiums terrorists could strike, the court was previously told.
Rashid sent 290,000 messages on encrypted chat groups before he was arrested at his home last November.
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