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Birmingham TikToker Sentenced for Possessing Bomb-Making Video
Adam Mahmood, with over 27,000 TikTok followers, was sentenced to four years for possessing a detailed bomb-making video and weapons, posing a significant terrorism risk.
- On January 15, 2026, Adam Mahmood was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court of possessing a recording likely useful for terrorism after a week-long trial and sentenced to four years in a young offender institution.
- Prosecutors say Mahmood received the instructional bomb-making video on Telegram and last accessed it about a week before his arrest, deliberately saving it to his phone.
- Nearly 15 minutes of footage on his phone showed detailed bomb instructions for the `mother of Satan` explosive, while police seized ball bearings, a ball‑bearing gun, and medieval weapons in his bedroom.
- Judge Simon Drew KC told the court Mahmood posed ongoing risks, citing a `significant risk` of further offences and ordering an extended three-year licence to protect the public.
- Mahmood's large TikTok following amplified scrutiny as his profile showed a balaclava and black Islamic flag with weapons display, which the judge said responsible adults ignored.
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