Man Sentenced to Prison for Planning Terrorist Attack at Camp Nou Stadium

• A man named Mohammed Yassin Amrani was sentenced to three years in prison for planning a terrorist attack at the Camp Nou for El Clasico
• Amrani was arrested by the Police in May two years ago at his former home in Barcelona
• Spain’s National Court, which deals with terrorism cases, on Monday sentenced him to three years in jail

An ISIS fanatic man has been sentenced to three years’ jail time for planning a terrorist attack on Camp Nou.

Mohammed Yassin Amrani admitted he collaborated with the militant Islamist group to plan an explosive attack during a Barcelona-Real Madrid match.

Per reports file by Diario AS, Amrani accepted two charges by the Spanish National High Court relating to self-training and self indoctrination before sentencing.

The public prosecutors office initially pushed for a sentence of nine years, due to the connection with an active terrorist organisation,

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Mr Amrani was proven to have began a process of self radicalisation in 2020 with prosecutors referring to his online activity as proof of his plans to launch an attack.

Messages were also read out in court which indicated direct communication with DAESH/ISIS operatives in relation to carrying out a drone strike in Catalonia.

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