Overview
- He will serve an additional three years on licence after release to protect the public.
- A jury in September found him guilty of possessing a recording likely to be useful for committing or preparing terrorism.
- The 15-minute clip, obtained in October 2023 after he asked another user to send it, set out how to make an explosive with a detonator and shrapnel.
- Officers recovered swords, knives, an axe, a catapult and ball bearings from his bedroom, which the judge said evidenced terrorist motivation.
- The court said there was no proof of a specific planned attack but assessed a significant risk of further offences; Mahmood, 20, had more than 27,000 TikTok followers.