A self-described jihadist who set fire to a pub owned by Conor McGregor and later stabbed a garda on a Dublin street while shouting “Allahu akbar” told detectives he was inspired by the founder of Islamic State, Musab al-Zarqawi, and had pledged his allegiance to the terrorist organisation.
A sentencing hearing at the three-judge Special Criminal Court also heard on Monday that Abdullah Khan (24), who describes himself as a Salafi jihadist, is part of a “wider group of people of a like-minded mindset”. Det Insp Gavin Ross of the Garda Special Detective Unit (SDU) said an investigation is ongoing, with lines of inquiry still open.
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