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Victorian terror trial told suspects praised Iraq sniper
February 27, 2008 11:45am
Terror accused 'praised sniper' in Iraq video
Another 'keen to see deaths in slow-motion'
Supreme Court jury to watch seized footage
MEMBERS of an alleged Melbourne terrorist cell watched with enthusiasm a video of American soldiers being shot by a sniper in Iraq, a court has been told.
Prosecutor Richard Maidment SC told the jury in the Victorian Supreme Court that they would be shown the videos which were seized from Shane Kent, one of 12 accused men.
In a transcript of a conversation secretly recorded as the group watched the videos, one of the accused, Fadl Sayadi, asks: "Do you see their heads blowing up or anything?''
Another member of the group asks to see a slow motion replay of US soldiers being shot by a sniper.
"There's one (video) that shows eight of them ... they're just standing there and they fall,'' said one of the group.
"They don't know it's a sniper.''
Mr Sayadi praises the sniper in the conversation recorded in August 2005 at the home of the group's leader Abdul Nacer Benbrika, declaring to his fellow accused that the sniper was still active in Iraq.
During the 10th day of his opening address, Mr Maidment said that in September, 2005, the group had been rushing to read a 1600-page document, dubbed by Mr Benbrika as The Book of Jihad.
He told the jury the accused wanted to finish the book and learn its so-called lessons within two weeks to prepare themselves for their ultimate goal - "Which is a terrorist attack", Mr Maidment said.
All 12 have pleaded not guilty to charges including being members of a terrorist organisation.
The trial continues.
Victorian terror trial told suspects praised Iraq sniper
February 27, 2008 11:45am
Terror accused 'praised sniper' in Iraq video
Another 'keen to see deaths in slow-motion'
Supreme Court jury to watch seized footage
MEMBERS of an alleged Melbourne terrorist cell watched with enthusiasm a video of American soldiers being shot by a sniper in Iraq, a court has been told.
Prosecutor Richard Maidment SC told the jury in the Victorian Supreme Court that they would be shown the videos which were seized from Shane Kent, one of 12 accused men.
In a transcript of a conversation secretly recorded as the group watched the videos, one of the accused, Fadl Sayadi, asks: "Do you see their heads blowing up or anything?''
Another member of the group asks to see a slow motion replay of US soldiers being shot by a sniper.
"There's one (video) that shows eight of them ... they're just standing there and they fall,'' said one of the group.
"They don't know it's a sniper.''
Mr Sayadi praises the sniper in the conversation recorded in August 2005 at the home of the group's leader Abdul Nacer Benbrika, declaring to his fellow accused that the sniper was still active in Iraq.
During the 10th day of his opening address, Mr Maidment said that in September, 2005, the group had been rushing to read a 1600-page document, dubbed by Mr Benbrika as The Book of Jihad.
He told the jury the accused wanted to finish the book and learn its so-called lessons within two weeks to prepare themselves for their ultimate goal - "Which is a terrorist attack", Mr Maidment said.
All 12 have pleaded not guilty to charges including being members of a terrorist organisation.
The trial continues.