一名在被捕时年仅16岁、在希思罗机场被拦截的少年因被判向包括“基地”组织在内的团体提供网络安全支持而被判入狱。
A teenager who was 16 when he was arrested at Heathrow Airport has been jailed after being convicted of providing cyber-security support to groups including al-Qaeda.
来自伊尔福德的优素福·沙阿还被发现下载了包含如何制造炸药以及如何使用不同类型武器说明等文件。
Yusuf Shah, from Ilford, was also found to have downloaded documents including instructions on how to make explosives and how to use different types of weapons.
对沙阿手机的分析发现，他曾访问过由“基地”组织出版的在线杂志，其中包含关于如何实施恐怖主义行为的信息，并参与了提供技术帮助的聊天群组。
Analysis of Shah's phone found that he had accessed an online magazine published by al-Qaeda that contained information on how to carry out acts of terrorism, and had engaged in chat groups where he offered technical help.
伦敦反恐警察指挥官海伦·弗拉纳根表示，此案应该起到一个“警告作用，提醒父母和照料者关注孩子在网上的行为”。
Cdr Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said the case should act as a "warning to parents and carers to be aware of what their children are doing online".
沙阿于2024年1月在伦敦希思罗机场根据《反恐怖主义法》第7条被拦截，随后在金斯顿刑事法院被定罪，并被判处4年零2个月监禁。
Shah, who was stopped at Heathrow Airport in London under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act in January 2024, was convicted at Kingston Crown Court and sentenced to four years and two months in prison.
弗拉纳根表示，警方调查发现沙阿“在年仅13或14岁时”就被吸引接触极端主义材料和意识形态。
Cdr Flanagan said the police investigation found Shah was being drawn into extremist material and ideologies "when he was only 13 or 14 years old".
她补充道：“这反映出一种不断增长的趋势，即年轻人正在网上被极端化，并接触到极其危险和暴力的恐怖主义意识形态与材料。”伦敦警察厅表示，现年18岁的沙阿曾下载提供如何使用不同类型武器说明的文件。
She added: "This is reflective of a growing trend of young people being radicalised and accessing extremely dangerous and violent terrorist ideologies and material online." Shah, who is now 18, had downloaded documents providing instructions on the use of different types of weapons, the Metropolitan Police said.
他还曾在即时通讯应用Telegram上参与支持恐怖组织聊天群组。
He had also engaged in chat groups that supported terrorist groups, on the messaging app Telegram.
该少年曾一度向该群组成员建议如何使用无法追踪的加密货币向“基地”组织进行捐款。
At one point, the teenager advised members of the group on how to use an untraceable cryptocurrency to make a donation to al-Qaeda.
2024年3月，沙阿在Telegram应用上被一个人接触，要求协助为恐怖组织巴基斯坦塔利班运动（TTP）制作一份网络安全指南。此人称该组织的一名高级官员向他提出了这一要求。
In March 2024, Shah was approached by an individual on the Telegram app to help produce a guide to cyber-security for Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP), a terror group. The individual said a senior official within TTP had asked him for this.
沙阿制作并向该个人发送了一份他命名为《网络安全指南》的文件，其中提供了关于网络安全和使用加密货币的详细信息与说明。
Shah produced and sent the individual a document he titled "A Guide on Cybersecurity" that provided detailed information and instruction on cyber-security and the use of cryptocurrency.
他已被裁定三项收集恐怖主义材料罪、一项订立或参与安排为恐怖主义提供资金罪，以及一项提供旨在用于恐怖主义活动的指导罪成立。
He had been convicted of three counts of collecting terrorist materials, one count of entering or becoming concerned in an arrangement to make funds available for terrorism, and one count of providing instruction intended for use in terrorist activities.
弗拉纳根表示：“甚至在年仅16岁时，沙阿就已经对网络世界有了足够的了解，能够向恐怖组织提供关于如何进行匿名加密货币支付的实用建议。”
Flanagan said: "Even at the age of just 16, Shah had enough knowledge of the online world to be able to provide practical advice to terrorist groups on how to make anonymous cryptocurrency payments."
她补充道：“我恳请你们进行对话，对你们的孩子在网上的行为保持好奇心。”
She added: "I would implore you to have conversations, to be inquisitive about what your children are doing online."