UK teenager who praised Southport murderer jailed for possessing al Qaeda manual


Police officers stand outside the front of Liverpool Crown Court at the start of the trial of Axel Rudakubana, in Liverpool, Britain, January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A British ‌teenager who praised the killer of three young girls at a Taylor ‌Swift-themed dance event and said he planned to bomb British rock ‌band Oasis' reunion concert was sentenced to detention on Friday for possession of an al Qaeda manual.

McKenzie Morgan, 18, was arrested at his home in Wales after sending messages on social media platform ‍Snapchat in which he praised Axel Rudakubana, who murdered ‍three girls and stabbed 10 ‌others in July 2024, prosecutor Corinne Bramwell said.

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