Ex-classmates spill the beans on Glasgow terror accused

A British Muslim student is said to have justified 9/11 and the actions of Al Qaeda to his classmates.

London, Aug.25 : A British Muslim student is said to have justified 9/11 and the actions of Al Qaeda to his classmates.

Mohammed Atif Siddique Siddique, of Alva, Clackmannanshire, is accused of possessing suspicious terrorism-related items, including CDs and videos of weapons use, guerrilla tactics and bomb making.

He is also accused of collecting terrorist-related information, setting up websites showing how to make and use weapons and explosives, and circulating terrorist publications.

A further charge of breach of the peace relates to claims that he showed students at Glasgow Metropolitan College images of suicide bombers and terrorist beheadings.

This charge also includes the allegation that he threatened to become a suicide bomber, and claimed to be a member of al-Qaeda.

He allegedly also said that he would be famous one day.

Siddique's statements were presented as evidence on the third day of his trial at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday.

Several classmates of the 21-year-old gave their views on Siddique, and some of them said that what he said then, was not correct, or funny.

Kyle Ramsay, now a car salesman, was quoted by The Scotsman as saying that he recalled a "heated" conversation in the class about 9/11, and Siddique was among a few of them who agreed with attack.

Ramsay also confirmed the report that Siddique had boasted about becoming famous.

"I thought it was a weird thing to say. He also mentioned about bombing George Square," Ramsay said.

Francesca Dimilta, a second classmate, said she overheard Mohammed Siddique praising the al-Qaeda to a female student Razia Hussain.

She added that Siddique appeared calm when he made the comment. She also heard him refer to "bombing" Glasgow. But she believed the claims to be "empty threats".

Another 23-year-old ex-student, Fozia Begum, confronted Siddique in court and told him to "tell the truth," saying that whatever he had said, was not funny.

He denies all charges. The trial, before Lord Carloway, continues.

ANI