image of Tarik Hassane – A medical student accused of plotting to carry out a “drive-by” shooting in London had pictures of himself posing with a gun, a jury has heard. Tarik Hassane, 22, sent his friends a photograph of himself holding a handgun and a book about Osama Bin Laden, his trial at the Old Bailey was told. After his arrest in 2014, he denied he supported so-called Islamic State. Mr Hassane and three co-defendants, all from west London, deny conspiracy to murder and preparing terrorist acts. In a handwritten statement, Mr Hassane told police officers “any foolish posing on my part was just that and not in any way criminal”. The jury was also shown photographs of Mr Hassane and his three co-defendants Nathan Cuffy, 26, Nyall Hamlett, 25, and Suhaib Majeed, 21, being followed during a five-week surveillance operation. Picture: Met Police/Universal News And Sport (Europe) 28 Jan 2016.
