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Following the conviction of a former Taliban fighter for trying to recruit Muslims to wage jihad, or holy war, in Afghanistan, police have issued video of some of his activites.
They include footage of a an Islamic book stall, known as a Dawah, where a sound-track shows that he broadcast appeals over a hidden loudspeaker, calling for recurits to the jihad to sign-up.
A judge at Manchester Crown Court imposed four life sentences on Munir Farooqi and said he must serve a minimum of nine years before he can be considered for parole.
The judge told the Pakistani-born Farooqi that he is a “very dangerous man, an extremist and a fundamentalist with a determination to fight abroad.”
Farooqi and two other people were arrested after police infiltrated their group in an undercover counterterrorism operation.
Prosecutors have said that Farooqi used the "Dawah" in Manchester in his attempts to incite jihadi voluteers to fight in Afghanistan (see video)
Farooqi was convicted on terrorism charges, including soliciting to murder and distributing terrorist publications.
Mr Justice Richard Henriques, jailing Farooqi for life, and told him: "You are a dangerous extremist who believes murdering British and American troops is an obligation.
“You have the necessary skills to persuade others to that ideology.
“Great care must be taken before considering you for release, if indeed you ever are released."
Det Chief Supt Tony Porter, head of the north west counterterrorism unit, said: "This was an extremely challenging case, both to investigate and successfully prosecute at court, because we did not recover any blueprint, attack or endgame for these men.
"However, what we were able to prove was their ideology. These men were involved in an organised attempt in Manchester to recruit men to fight, kill and die in either Afghanistan or Pakistan by persuading them it was their religious duty.
"This is not an expression of religious freedom, but a concerted effort to prepare people to fight against our own forces abroad. In law, that is terrorism
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