By IRNA
London : A man who knew two of the suspected London suicide bombers was jailed Tuesday for 16 months for what was described as possessing an al-Qaeda training guide.
On Monday, Khalid Khaliq admitted at Leeds Crown Court in northern England one count of possessing a document or record containing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.
A further count of possession of information likely to be used for terrorism was laid on file, and the judge ordered Khaliq should be cleared of a third similar charge.
Khaliq, aged 34, was said to have went whitewater rafting two months before the 7/7 bombings on London’s transport system in 2001 with Mohammad Siddique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer, two of the four suspects blamed for the attacks.
The court also heard that Khaliq, Khan and Tanweer were trustees of the Iqra book shop in Leeds, which was one focus of police operations following the London bombings, over which no one has yet been charged.
Prosecuting solicitor David Farrell said the al-Qaeda training manual included an interview with Osama bin Laden and information about weapons and how to deal with being interviewed by police.