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LONDON, Aug 29 (KUNA) -- A jury was Wednesday shown videos featuring the
9/11 attacks in the US and Osama Bin Laden which were found on the computer of
a student accused of terrorism charges, a court in Scotland said.
The High Court, in Glasgow, also saw a film of people urging Muslims to
Jihad and suicide missions.
The images and documents were found in a folder on the laptop of Mohammed
Atif Siddique which was seized at Glasgow Airport.
Siddique, 21, from Scotland, denies a total of five charges including
distributing terrorist materials through websites and claiming to be a member
of the al Qaida terror network.
The offences are alleged to have been carried out between March 1, 2003 and
April 13, 2006, the court was told.
Michael Dickson, 42, a forensic analyst attached to the police, told the
court the items were in a folder called 1 which could have been difficult
for a casual observer to find on the computer.
Two of the videos were played in court today.
One showed a series of images including the planes flying into New York's
Twin Towers, images of war and men in Islamic dress as well as pictures of US
President George W Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Osama Bin Laden.
The images were accompanied by chanting with English subtitles translating
the words.
The chants were directed against Americans and included the words "Oh Allah
eradicate them with your power and omnipotence'' and "Direct your forces
against them''.
A second video showed the image of someone who appeared to be Osama Bin
Laden urging Muslims to Jihad.
It also showed pictures of young men moving across the screen who were
described as members of the "martyrdom battalion''.
The video was accompanied by chants directed towards America and its allies
which included "We are marching towards you with men who love to die just as
much as you love to live'' and chants directed towards Muslim youth including
"It is obligatory upon you to continue with these martyrdom operations, it is
by Allah the things that affect and massacre the Americans most''.
The trial continues. (end)
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