Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi cried ‘Allahu akbar’ as he attacked prison officers with homemade weapons and hot cooking oil, a court heard today.
Abedi, 28, who appeared in court flanked by four security guards in full riot gear, denied the attempted murder of three prison officers with ‘five makeshift knives’ and oil at HMP Frankland in County Durham in April.
The convicted terrorist appeared at the Old Bailey today for a preliminary hearing via video link from HMP Belmarsh, wearing a grey prison tracksuit. He showed no emotion throughout the hearing.
