- Image was found among other gruesome videos on Yousef Syed's mobile
- His cousin Nadir Syed, 22, had kept photos of Lee Rigby killers on phone
- Co-defendant Haseeb Hamayoon, 28, joked about watching ISIS videos while eating popcorn
- All three men deny plotting a Remembrance Sunday attack - trial continues
One of three jihadis accused of plotting to decapitate a man on Remembrance Sunday kept a cartoon on his phone which joked about losing his benefits if he joined ISIS, a court has heard.
British national Yousef Syed, 20, had allegedly saved an image of two laughing Muslim men, complete with a caption that read: 'Really wanna leave to join Isil in Iraq, but I'll lose my JSA bro'.
Woolwich Crown Court heard how the cartoon was recovered along with a stream of gruesome images and videos which had been stored on the defendant's mobile phone as he plotted a Remembrance Sunday attack.
Yousef Syed, 20 (depicted far right), one of three jihadis accused of plotting to decapitate a man on Remembrance Sunday, had a cartoon on his phone which joked about losing his benefits if he joined ISIS in Iraq. He is accused of plotting a terror attack alongside his cousin Nadir Syed (centre) and Haseeb Hamayoon
Yousef allegedly planned to behead a soldier or a policeman using a 15-inch ‘Rambo’ knife, along with his cousin Nadir Syed, 22, and their co-defendant Haseeb Hamayoon.
The prosecution say the trio wanted to emulate the beheading murder of Drummer Lee Rigby after being inspired by a ‘truly chilling’ internet fatwa calling for attacks on the West.
All three men are charged with preparing terrorist acts.
During today's session at Woolwich Crown Court, jurors were told how all three men had saved photographs of ISIS beheadings and suicide bombers on their phones
The jury was shown images of this nature which were allegedly uploaded on Nadir Syed's phone between July 2013 and his arrest on November 6 last year.
The first photograph showed a decapitated head on top of a barrel next to a man holding a gun was downloaded to the phone, jurors heard.
Three months later, he allegedly downloaded a picture of an Islamic symbol along with the phrase 'Woolwich Attack, it's an eye for an eye', jurors were told.
He also had pictures of Lee Rigby's killers Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, it is claimed.
Alleged plot: Jurors were told today how all three men had saved photographs of ISIS beheadings and suicide bombers on their phones. All three men are charged with preparing terrorist acts. Above, Max Hill QC with suspects Haseeb Hamayoon, Nadir Ali Syed and Yousaf Shah Syed
And he also had gruesome pictures of three young Islamic State fighters holding a decapitated head and a picture of a PCSO, the court heard.
Meanwhile, Hamayoon allegedly had images showing him posing with a handgun as he sits in a kitchen, the court heard.
Weapon: The jury in the terror trial was yesterday shown this knife, bought by one of the suspects for £39.98 and found in one of their houses
Prosecutor Max Hill QC said: 'They are images of Mr Hamayoon in somebody's kitchen holding what appears to be a handgun in four successive photos.
'What type of handgun it is, whether real or imitation, I'm not able to say. It's the pose of the image and the attitude that we invite your attention to.'
The jury was also told how Hamayoon had joked about watching Jihadi John's beheading videos while eating popcorn.
The 28-year-old made the comment on the encrypted messaging app Telegram after his friend posted a gruesome video of one of the ISIS beheadings.
Before watching the video, the defendant joked that trained Mohammed Emwazi - whose nickname refers to John Lennon from The Beatles - would drive a 'yellow submarine'.
He then wrote: 'Let me get the popcorn'.
Jurors at London's Woolwich Crown Court also heard how Hamayoon talked admiringly about the ISIS and looked up articles about their recruitment videos.
He also branded Barack Obama a 'kaffir' on WhatsApp after the U.S president authorised air strikes in Iraq in August last year, before stating 'there is no better place than the Islamic State'.
Meanwhile, the Syed cousins allegedly talked about meeting up on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks 'for a chill out'.
The duo said it would 'feel good' because 'happiness' would be in the air, the court heard. Writing on Telegram, they also mocked the 3,000 people who died in the terror attacks, jurors heard.
Commenting on the posts Nadir Syed, using his online profile Islam4life, wrote: '3,000 innocent b******* died.' His cousin added 'innocent w*****s' and Nadir replied 'walling off buildings and s**t'.
Yesterday, the jury was shown video footage, filmed on Yousaf Syed's mobile phone, which showed him and cousin Nadir crushing a cpmmemorative red poppy on the street.
Murder: The execution of Lee Rigby by extremists came up 'again and again and again' in the suspects' lives, the court heard
In the short clip, the pair both tread on and kick the symbolic paper flower, worn to remember soldiers killed in wars, before one says: 'May the poppy go to hell, God willing, Inshallah.'
Hamayoon had earlier posted an image of poppies on WhatsApp with the caption 'so do not feel sorry for the disbelieving people'.
Nadir Syed wrote of the image depicting British armed forces personnel: 'Wearing a poppy supports murdering terrorist.'
The court heard Hamayoon, who has a Pakistani passport, had lived in Australia and the USA while the Syeds are both British citizens.
Prosecutors say a fatwa, issued through the media centre of IS, inspired the defendants to emulate the attack on Lee Rigby police arrested them shortly after the knives were bought.
They were allegedly inspired by a speech by IS spokesman Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani encouraging followers to carry out attacks on 'police, security and intelligence members' in the West.
Nadir Syed, from Hounslow, west London, Yousaf Syed, from High Wycombe, Bucks and Hamayoon, from Hayes, west London, deny preparing an act of terrorism.
The trial continues.
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