By Dan Stacey

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Adam Mahmood, aged 20, from Platt Brook Way, Sheldon, was arrested in April 2024 from his home in connection with disseminating extreme terrorism material and his phone was seized.

Following analysis of the phone, a 15 minute video was identified which detailed how to make an explosive.

The jury at Birmingham Crown Court heard evidence that Mahmood had specifically searched for this particular video, while other propaganda material such as videos of executions were also found on the phone.

Messages were found detailing conversations about making a sword; a part-made sword was found at his home. A number of weapons were found when his bedroom was searched including several knives.

In a police interview, Mahmood agreed he had written the posts as well as admitting that the weapons found at his home were his but he denied he was a terrorist.

Detective Chief Superintendent Alison Hurst, who leads Counter Terrorism Policing in the West Midlands, said: “Videos found on Mahmood’s phone were dangerous and showed extreme violence.

“The instructional video was assessed by an expert who considered that the guide was easy to follow even for someone with no previous training in explosive manufacturing and therefore incredibly dangerous in the wrong hands.”