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TikTok user caught with bomb-making video is jailed
- Adam Mahmood was sentenced to four years in a young offender institution for possessing a bomb-making video on TikTok.
- The court heard Mahmood had more than 27,000 followers and asked someone to send the video via a messaging app.
- The video was described as a 'detailed guide' to creating an explosive device with a detonator and shrapnel.
- Mahmood faced a backdrop of an alarming weapons cache found in his bedroom.
- The sentencing judge indicated Mahmood would be released on licence to protect the public.
- The trial occurred over a week in September at Birmingham Crown Court.
- Prosecutors linked Mahmood’s actions to potential terrorism after examining his materials and online activity.
- Investigators reported Mahmood had a significant online following prior to his arrest.
- The article notes the case stemmed from content that could aid terrorist acts.
- The case involved police documenting a range of weapons and items at Mahmood's home.
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