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An ISIS fanatic who tried to recruit young boys to a "death squad" and plotted terror attacks on targets across London kept chilling books detailing his plans.

Photos show lists written by Umar Haque, 25, that were discovered by counter-terror officers, with one citing requirements including guns, knives, bombs and "serious men" including 100 fighters.

Entries on another list in a notebook read "The final decision lays with Allah", "Lithium batteries", "Map of East London" and "Either I go or bit by bit".

Much of Haque's writing is illegible, although it includes a rundown of things to teach or show to people.

The trial heard he kept notebooks with plans for radicalising children, a list of potential targets and a justification for terror attacks.

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Haque was convicted today of plotting a terror attack with 30 targets including Big Ben, Westfield shopping centres, Heathrow Airport, foreign embassies and media stations.

He was dragged from the dock by officers as he ranted: "You will clearly see Islamic State establish itself in the Arabian peninsula and that droughts will affect Europe and America. You will remember my warning."

Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Met Police Counter Terrorism Command, said afterwards: "Haque was a dangerous man who was inspired by attacks in Europe and Westminster.

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"He wanted to orchestrate numerous attacks at once, using guns, knives, bombs and large cars to kill innocent people.

"We recovered a number of exercise books from his home and it was evident from his notes that his plan was a long-term one.

"He intended to execute his plan years later, by which time he anticipated he would have trained and acquired an army of soldiers, including children."

Haque secretly attempted to brainwash children as young as 11 while he was an unqualified teacher at the Ripple Road mosque in Barking, east London, by making them reenact knife attacks on police during role play exercises.

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He was accused of showing youngsters a YouTube video featuring "people with guns, burning passports and a beheading".

While grooming children he was preparing to carry out an attack in the capital himself, and had a large knife stashed in his Ford Focus car when he was arrested last May.

He was "fascinated" by Westminster Bridge terrorist Khalid Masood, who killed five people on March 22 last year using a car and knives, and compiled a list of potential targets.

He planned to use guns and a car packed with explosives to strike high-profile targets.

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Haque was helped with his planning and fundraising by Abuthaher Mamun, 19, while he confided in Muhammad Abid, 27, both who he knew from the Ripple Road mosque.

Haque told Abid: "We're here to cause terrorism, my brother. We are a death squad sent by Allah and his messengers to avenge my Arab brothers' blood."

Haque, Mamun and Abid, all of east London, were convicted of a string of charges at the Old Bailey.

The jury deliberated for six days before returning its verdicts.

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Haque, of Forest Gate, and Mamun, of Barking, were convicted of preparation of terrorist acts between March 25 and May 18 last year.

Haque was found guilty of a further count of preparation of terrorist acts, between December 1, 2016, and May 18, 2017, for leading exercises in physical training and role play at the Ripple Road Mosque.

But the jury was unable to reach a verdict on Haque for one count of dissemination of terrorist publications, and was dismissed.

The charge alleged he showed a YouTube video featuring "people with guns, burning passports and a beheading" at the Lantern of Knowledge Islamic School between July 2015 and February 2016.

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Abid, of Newham, was found guilty of one count of failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism.

Haque and Nadeem Patel, 26, of Forest Gate, were both found not guilty of one count of conspiracy to possess a firearm.

Haque had admitted one count of dissemination of terrorist publications and four charges of collection of information, while Patel admitted possession of a firearm.

Sentencing was adjourned to a later date.

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Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: "Haque was fascinated by the warped and extreme ideology of the Islamic State.

"As he later told the police after his arrest, he was their loyal follower."

Haque worked at the Lantern of Knowledge Islamic school in Leyton, east London from 2015 to 2016 and taught classes.

He also worked as an administrator at the Ripple Road Mosque, where he taught classes and showed extremist videos from late 2016.

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Haque told children aged 11 to 14 at the Mosque that he had links to IS, made them take an oath of secrecy and said "whatever they spoke about in the mosque must stay in the mosque".

He warned them if they mentioned it outside they would "suffer after death" and go to hell, or their homes would burn down.

The boys were made to do push-ups, races and grapple as he shouted "Allahu Akhbar".

He staged role play sessions with scenarios involving weapons, a car bomb and attacks on police, Christians and Americans, and said they would buy vans in the future.

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Just five days before his arrest, he showed children how to kill police officers, and said some of the martyrs would die.

Haque first became of interest to the security services after he was stopped at Heathrow as he tried to fly to Istanbul on April 11, 2016.

Although he claimed he was going on holiday before travelling to Saudi Arabia, his two phones revealed an interest in terrorism.

His passport was taken, and was revoked by the Home Office the next month.

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Prosecutors argued it was after foreign travel was no longer possible his attention turned to taking action in the UK.

Abid's home and car, and Haque's car, were bugged from late March 2017, and conversations revealed the plans. All four men were arrested on May 17 last year.

In the weeks before, Mamun made cash deposits via the Post Office into his HSBC account, totalling £1,090, to help Haque, and the pair discussed Bitcoin.

In interview, Haque claimed stabbing a police officer was justifiable, and said he had pledged allegiance to the leader of IS.

Although he had never discussed ideology with Patel, he had with Abid and Mamun and "sucked them in to it".

He had a stash of extremist material including copies of IS magazines, documents on using a vehicle to "kill and maim", and YouTube videos about bomb making.