Alleged IS fanatic tells jury he was 'playing a role' and planned to sabotage terror attack

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An alleged Islamic State fanatic accused of plotting the mass murder of Jews has told a jury: "I never had any intention to carry out a terrorist attack - I was just playing a role."

Tunisia-born Wald Saadaoui, a former restaurateur and Haven holiday camp entertainer who denies terror charges, told a court: "I had no intention to carry out a terrorist attack or harm anybody. That's not who I am. That's not my ideology. I don't treat people in terms of their background and faith. That's not who I am."

The defendant said he acted under threat from a member of ISIS and that he intended to 'sabotage' the plot by cutting in half the guns smuggled into the country and calling the police. The 38-year-old, of Crankwood Road, Abram, Wigan; and his co-accused, Amar Hussein, 52, of n