Ahmed Ali Alid, 45, told police after his arrest that the attack was "for the people of Gaza" and that if he had access to a machine gun he would have killed more people.
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    At the end of his police interview, Alid attacked two female officers, yelling “Palestine” and “Allahu Akbar” - meaning “God is great” - as he grabbed one of them and wrestled her to the ground, causing his solicitor to dial 999.

    Javid Nouri, an Iranian asylum seeker, described how he found Alid laughing and “watching terrorist news” on his phone in the kitchen following the 7 October attacks by Hamas.

    CCTV showed him stab Carney a number of times while his victim was “effectively defenceless” and crying out “no, no,” Jonathan Sandiford KC, prosecuting, told the court.

    As he was taken to the police station on suspicion of terrorism offences, Alid was shown on bodyworn footage talking in Arabic, translated for the jury, in which he said: "For the people of Gaza inshallah [god willing].

    During his police interview, Alid, a fitness fanatic and fan of mixed martial arts, told the officers through an Arabic translator: "The whole issue is for the independence of Palestine.

    “We have watched the whole trial intently, and whilst today’s guilty verdict will not bring back Terence our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, we can take some small comfort in knowing that justice has been served.”

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