A man who was stopped at an airport was found to be sharing terrorist documents.

Zaheed Hossen, 30, from north London, was travelling from Stansted on his way to Turkey in August 2020, when he was stopped by police.

While he was allowed to continue with his flight, officers seized his phone to carry out further enquiries.

After he returned to the UK, he was arrested on suspicion of possessing material that was deemed to breach terrorism legislation.

He denied any knowledge of it and was released on bail while the investigation continued.

Eventually, Hossen was linked with further offences of sharing terrorist-related documents with others.

Hossen was charged with five counts of disseminating terrorist material and appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on February 3, 2023.

Although he pleaded not guilty, he was found guilty today (August 8) of five counts of disseminating terrorist publications following a two week and four day trial at Kingston Crown Court.

He will be sentenced on October 17.

Commander Dominic Murphy, Head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said: “This investigation came about after officers stopped Hossen using ‘Schedule 7’ powers as he travelled through the airport.

“These powers help us to identify potential terrorist activity and they ultimately help us to keep the public and UK safe.

“We’ve seen that the sharing of terrorist material can cause great harm and damage and we would encourage anybody who spots terrorist or extremist material online to ACT and report it to us, so we can take appropriate action.”