Mother 'had enough terror documents to fill Marks and Spencer'
A mother of six hid a bomb-making manual and enough terrorist documents to fill two floors of Marks and Spencer in a hard drive in her burka, a court has heard.
Published: 10:53AM GMT 02 Nov 2009
Houria Chahed Chentouf, 41, from Manchester, pleaded guity to two counts of possessing documents likely to be useful for a terrorist at Manchester Crown Court.
The Moroccan, who has lived in The Hague, Holland, for more than 20 years, was stopped and searched at Liverpool John Lennon Airport on October 16 last year and was arrested at an address in Longsight, Manchester, the following day.
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Chentouf accidentally dropped a pen drive containing terror-related documents while she was being interviewed by officers at the airport, the court heard.
It had been tied to the inner sleeve of her burka, but fell out as she reached down to scratch her leg, prosecutor Simon Denison told the court.
She was released but arrested the following day at a house she was renting in Reynell Road, Longsight, Manchester.
She was charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 with possessing an article which gave rise to suspicions that "the possession was for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism".
The computer memory stick contained more than 7,000 files, including an explosives manual for the "Brothers of the Mujahadeen".
It was described by police as "a mini encyclopedia of weapons making".
Another document contained information about the military use of electronics, the court heard.
Officers said the documents, some of which ran to 900 pages, would have been enough to fill two floors of the Marks & Spencer store in Manchester.
Evidence was also uncovered from internet chatroom sites which indicated her support for those seeking martyrdom.
Chentouf accidentally dropped a pen drive containing terror-related documents while she was being interviewed by officers at the airport, the court heard.
It had been tied to the inner sleeve of her burka, but fell out as she reached down to scratch her leg, prosecutor Simon Denison told the court.
She was released but arrested the following day at a house she was renting in Reynell Road, Longsight, Manchester.
She was charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 with possessing an article which gave rise to suspicions that "the possession was for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism".
The computer memory stick contained more than 7,000 files, including an explosives manual for the "Brothers of the Mujahadeen".
It was described by police as "a mini encyclopedia of weapons making".
Another document contained information about the military use of electronics, the court heard.
Officers said the documents, some of which ran to 900 pages, would have been enough to fill two floors of the Marks & Spencer store in Manchester.
Evidence was also uncovered from internet chatroom sites which indicated her support for those seeking martyrdom.
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