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From model pupil to a 'wannabe bomber'

Profile: Mohammed Atif Siddique saw himself as a freedom fighter, determined to bring terror to Scotland, writes Damien Henderson .

To casual acquaintances, he appeared to be a polite, mild-mannered and softly spoken young man. But behind the exterior, Mohammed Atif Siddique harboured an obsession with fanatical jihadist websites and dreamed of becoming Britain's next suicide bomber.