Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
1 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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7
Other
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1
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- Published
A suspected Hamas member, wanted in Germany over an alleged plot to murder Jewish people, has been found guilty of a knife attack on a bailiff outside his UK home.
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member → publish → home
Germany-born Mohammed Alfatih, also known as Mohammed Naim, is reported to have acted as a bodyguard to the leader of Hamas before being granted asylum in the UK in 2015 and British citizenship in 2020.
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Alfatih → bear → 2020
The 40-year-old was found guilty by majority verdict of unlawful wounding, possession of two knives and criminal damage.
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old → find → knives
He was cleared of the more serious charge of wounding with intent.
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He → clear → intent
The incident involving the bailiff happened in Birmingham last year, while Alfatih was under surveillance by a counter-terrorism unit.
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Alfatih → involve → unit
During the trial, jurors were shown footage of Alfatih brandishing two large kitchen knives outside his home in the suburb Kings Heath.
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Alfatih → show → suburb
However, they were not told of his alleged links to proscribed terrorist group Hamas, as described in a German extradition request, or his reported work as a bodyguard to the former leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh.
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they → tell → Hamas
While detained for the attack on the bailiff in Birmingham, he was re-arrested after authorities in Germany said he had been part of an alleged plot to attack Israeli targets in Central Europe.
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he → detain → Europe
He is expected to be extradited after he has served his sentence in the UK.
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he → expect → UK
Alfatih, who is also said to be the son of a senior Hamas official, could not been named during his trial due to reporting restrictions.
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who → say → restrictions
During his evidence, he did not mention the group, but told the court he had been tortured for 25 days while detained in Egypt in 2010.
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he → mention → 2010
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details → break → ?
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You → receive → App
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You → follow → alerts