A TERROR chief's trusted lieutenant masqueraded as a teenager and used coded emails in a bid to prevent his Al-Qaeda cell being detected, a court heard.

And Blackburn car dealer Junade Feroze, 31, had a false identity which allowed the ringleader to travel undetected, it was alleged.

He used email cover to communicate with convicted Al-Qaeda terrorist Dhiren Barot, 34, the court was told.

Feroze, who became one of the most trusted members' of the terror group, called himself nighwithkylie' and Barot used the name kewl_n_kinki', a jury was told.

The father-of-three, of Malham Gardens, frequently travelled to London and the home of co-defendant, Abdul Aziz Jalil, 34, of Luton, who was known as bridget_Jonesdiaries', the court heard.

Surveillance of the cell, in which Feroze was described as Barot's chauffeur and lookout, began in mid June 2004.

The court heard how the gang used anti-surveillance techniques such as doubling back and taking illogical routes to their destination.

In May 2004, Barot, Feroze and Jalil began to communicate by email using the false names, the court heard.

Jonathan Laidlaw, prosecuting, said: "To make detection even more difficult the email messages were written in the style of teenagers talking about music, television etc, using language and employing sexual references one would not normally associate with devout Muslims."

Feroze was seen with Barot in Blackburn on July 27 before driving south to the Midlands. The court was told they managed to escape the surveillance team by suddenly veering across the lanes to take an exit on the M6 near Birmingham.

Mr Laidlaw said: "Such was the concern that an attack in this country may be imminent, the authorities made a decision to arrest Barot and his associates the next time he was sighted.

"Through the family garage he had access to vehicles and materials useful in the carrying out of terrorist attacks.

"Feroze held a false identification that gave Barot the ability to travel anonymously.

"Lastly the fingerprint evidence and the finding of a Maplin catalogue, found at his home, also suggests he had a part to play in the research."

Plans for the UK attack were found on a computer recovered in Pakistan during a counter-terrorist operation on July 24, 2004, the court was told.

The terrorist cell discussed using a radioactive dirty bomb to close off an area the size of Manhattan', the court heard.

Quaisar Shaffi, 28, from Willesden, North West London, is accused of conspiracy to murder because of the alleged support he gave Barot.

He has pleaded not guilty and is being tried at Woolwich Crown Court.

Barot has already admitted conspiracy to murder and his backup squad of Nadeem Tarmohamed, 28, Omar Abdul Rehman, 23, Mohammed Zia Ul Haq, 28, Abdul Aziz Jalil, 34, Junade Feroze, 31, and Mohammed Naveed Bhatti, 27, have also pleaded guilty to their part in the plot.

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