Terror suspect disputes EU terror charge

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A German-Afghan man in custody says he went to Afghanistan to fight Jihad.

20 March,2012 07:16 pm

The German-Afghan man whose information prompted terrorism warnings across Europe in 2010 has told a court he traveled to the Afghan border region with the intention of fighting there, not of returning home to carry out attacks.Ahmad Wali Siddiqui told the Koblenz state court on Tuesday he and a group of others bought iPhones, Sony laptops and other electronics on credit in Germany, then sold them on eBay to fund their 2009 trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan.He says we wanted to fly there to live life according to (Islams) Sharia law and fight jihad. He says we didnt want to ever return.The 37-year-old went on trial Monday on charges he was a member of al-Qaida and another terrorist group. No pleas are entered in the German legal system.