Extremist who left terror propaganda in shoes of Muslim worshippers is jailed

Extremist is jailed for more than four years for leaving memory sticks containing terror material in shoes of praying Muslim worshippers after one was found by boy, nine Omar Ashfaq left extremist propaganda in the shoes of worshippers at mosques He went to mosques in Luton, Derby, Loughborough, Coventry and Birmingham   24-year-old claimed he was 'attempting to highlight extremist material available online to Imams so that they could report it to the police'

By Amie Gordon and Joe Middleton For Mailonline

Published: 21:34 BST, 14 May 2019 | Updated: 21:34 BST, 14 May 2019

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During Ramadan in May and June last year Omar Ashfaq, 24, travelled to mosques in Luton, Derby, Loughborough, Coventry and Birmingham to leave extremist and violent material

During Ramadan in May and June last year Omar Ashfaq, 24, travelled to mosques in Luton, Derby, Loughborough, Coventry and Birmingham to leave extremist and violent material

A man who secretly left memory sticks containing terrorist material inside shoes while Muslim worshippers were praying has been jailed today at Birmingham Crown Court.

One was found by a nine-year-old boy who had gone to the mosque with his father and older brother.

During Ramadan in May and June last year Omar Ashfaq, 24, travelled to mosques in Luton, Derby, Loughborough, Coventry and Birmingham to leave extremist and violent material.

On Friday 1 June last year three USB drives containing imagery and words promoting and encouraging terrorism, were found in the shoes of people attending a mosque in Leicestershire.

The following day the same thing

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