PhD Student was Building Drone for ISIS in his Bedroom, Terrorism Trial Told

Prosecutor claims Mohamed El-Bared filled in ISIS application form

A mural bears the logo of the ISIS terrorist group in the village of Albu Sayf, Iraq, on March 1, 2017. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images

A student who had a degree in mechanical engineering and was studying for his PhD was building a drone in his bedroom for Islamist terrorists, a jury in Birmingham has heard.

Mohamad Al-Bared, 26,  denies engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism between Jan. 1, 2022 and Jan. 31, 2023.