BBC Aug 11
Man tried to join IS after 'watching YouTube and TikTok videos':
Mohamed Mohamoud, 22, admits travelling to Somalia to try and join the Islamic State group.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedjee7v08do
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Mohamed Mohamoud admits trip to Somalia seeking IS membershipIn the ongoing trial, the 22-year-old said he travelled to Somalia intending to join IS.
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- Mohamoud told the court that he moved to Bristol to live with his mother as a teenager and studied English, maths and cooking at college.
- He had previously lived with his stepmother in the United Arab Emirates and said he had seen his mother only once since his parents separated.
- He said he found a YouTube channel and watched many religious videos, which he described as extreme but not violent.
- Mohamoud said videos opposing democracy on YouTube and TikTok led him to a video connected to IS, after which he commented that he wanted to emigrate and join the process.
I was watching these videos against democracy and whatnot on TikTok and there was a video promoting IS.— Mohamoud told the court
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