Jihadi who attacked gardaí and Conor McGregor's pub is part of group of 'like-minded' people, court hears

Det Inspector Gavin Ross of the Garda Special Detective Unit told the Special Criminal Court an investigation is ongoing with lines of inquiry still open.

Abdullah Khan with an address in Dublin - who pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court in relation to an incident on Capel Street in Dublin.

A self-described jihadist who set fire to a pub owned by Conor McGregor and later stabbed a garda on a Dublin street while shouting 'Allahu Akbar' told detectives he was inspired by the founder of Isis, Musab al-Zarqawi, and had pledged his allegiance to the terrorist organisation.

A sentencing hearing at the three-judge Special Criminal Court also heard on Monday that 24-year-old Abdullah Khan, who describes himself as a Salafi jihadist, is part of a "wider group of people of a like-minded mindset". Det Inspector Gavin Ross of the Garda Special Detective Unit said an investigation is ongoing with lines of inquiry still open.