An east London man has been jailed after sharing videos glorifying suicide bombings.

Shafi Saleem, 35, was sentenced today (July 31) at the Old Bailey to nine years' imprisonment with a year on license for sharing Daesh, or Islamic State, propaganda footage of suicide bombings.

Saleem, who posted the footage on his social media feed, holds two previous terror-related convictions.

Commander Dominic Murphy said: "We know that extremist content online causes serious harm in communities, particularly to young and other vulnerable people.

"That is why we work hard to identify people who post this kind of material, and to get it removed from websites," he added.

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Saleem was arrested on February 14 in 2023 at Heathrow Airport as he landed back in the UK on a flight from Pakistan.

He was charged the following day (February 15).

Saleem was found guilty of dissemination of a terrorist publication under Terrorism Act 2006 on February 20.

He previously pleaded guilty to a breach of a part four notification requirement under the Counter Terrorism Act 2008.

This related to being in possession of an additional or unregistered SIM card, and using threatening words to cause alarm, specifically his behaviour towards officers when arrested.

Saleem was also jailed for two years in February 2018 for encouragement of terrorism after posting images and messages promoting Daesh.

He was released from prison in February 2019 on probation licence, subject to a ten-year notification order.

But in December 2020, Saleem was jailed again for ten months after breaching this order.

Commander Murphy, commenting on the 2024 conviction, said: "We work hard to identify people who post this kind of material, and to get it removed from websites.

"Those convicted of a terrorism offence will also have conditions imposed when they get released from prison in order to minimise the risk of reoffending and protect the public," he added.

If you see or hear something unusual or suspicious and think someone may be engaging in terrorist activity, you can report it in confidence at gov.uk/act or the anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321.

In an emergency, dial 999.