A Muslim extremist who warned of a terror attack at Prince William’s wedding worked “in security” on the London Underground, he told a court today.
Afsor Ali, 27, is accused of having a stash of al-Qaeda documents, bomb manuals and extremist material.
Prosecutors told the Old Bailey Ali took tutorials on Jihad with hate preacher Omar Bakri Muhammad and was spokesman for the banned Muslims Against Crusades.
Ali denied speaking to Bakri about committing terror acts, but said he had sought “clarification” on faith issues.
Prosecutor Oliver Glasgow said Ali promoted extremism in YouTube videos under the alias Abu Assadullah.
He said in a clip from 2011, Ali “warns the viewer not to attend the Royal Wedding since there’s the risk of an attack”.
The Old Bailey heard how counter terrorism investigators found a library of extremist material and MP3 players belonging to Ali.
An Al Qaeda magazine Inspire and a terrorist manual called 39 Ways to Serve and Participate in Jihad were said to have been found on his gadgets.
But Ali denied knowing how the material ended up on his own devices as they were shared by like-minded young Muslims who came to his house for meetings.
When asked about two laptops, a Toshiba and Lenovo, he said: "If I'm in a conference and anybody there, if they want to use my laptop, they can use it.
"There's a range of people there, but family have their own... sometimes there would be younger people there, they would say can I use your laptop."
A hard drive of material was also seized, although he also said he shared its use so did not know who could have uploaded the material to it.
Ali, of Whitechapel, East London, denies four counts of possessing terrorist documents. The trial continues.
