London terror plot accused watched IS videos, court told

Al Arfat Hassan, who is on trial with 16-year-old, used ‘cupcakes’ as code word for bomb, jury hears

A drill rapper on trial for terrorist offences watched gruesome IS propaganda videos as he plotted to kill people in central London, a court has heard.

Al Arfat Hassan, of Enfield, north London, is on trial at Sheffield crown court alongside a 16-year-old boy, both accused of preparing terrorist acts.