'I am a terrorist,' NHS Doctor Told Glasgow Police

by Rob Walker | November 17, 2008 at 11:04 am

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One of two men who crashed a car laden with petrol into the Glasgow airport admitted to police that he was a terrorist, a court heard today.

The NHS doctor, Bilal Abdulla, was arrested in June of last year after he and a friend, Kafeel Ahmed, drove their jeep into the terminal building and set fire to numerous petrol bombs.

In a statement from police officers at the Woolwich crown court, they said Abdulla admitted he was a terrorist under english law when he was arrested.

An NHS doctor who crashed into Glasgow airport in a car laden with petrol and gas canisters admitted to police that he was a terrorist, a court heard today.

Bilal Abdulla, an Iraqi, said he told Scottish officers minutes after his arrest that he was a terrorist as defined by English law. Abdulla, 29, giving evidence for his defence at Woolwich crown court, said he did not intend to kill or injure people.

An NHS doctor accused of plotting car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow broke down in tears during police questioning and asked if his "friend" was involved, a court heard yesterday.

Mohammad Asha, 28, was arrested as he drove on the M6 and questioned at top security Paddington Green Police Station by counter-terrorism detectives.

Dr Asha admitted he suspected fellow medic Bilal Abdulla, 29, of involvement in the terrorist plot during "safety interviews", designed to allow police to obtain information to protect the public from imminent attack.