Mohammed Hamid, who called himself the “Osama bin London”, has been convicted of running terrorist training camps in the Britain. Four failed suicide bombers who were arrested in 2006 were his students.

A man said to be one of the most important recruiters for Islamist extremism in the UK has been convicted at the end of a major trial.

Mohammed Hamid, 50, of east London, was found guilty of training men in secret camps in the Lake District and New Forest to prepare them to fight abroad.

Among those to have passed through Hamid’s camps were the four failed suicide bombers of 21 July 2005.

All four of the men responsible for the failed bombings were friends of Hamid.

The conviction marks a major success for counter-terrorism policing with Hamid regarded as a key figure in extremist networks.

Police say Hamid played a crucial role in grooming young men for terrorism and possible training overseas.

Hamid’s training came in the form of camping trips around the UK and late night talks in the living room of his home.

Prosecutors said he sought to groom impressionable young men, a process that had only intensified after the July 2005 suicide bombings.

Hamid, 50, was found guilty of three counts of soliciting to murder and three counts of providing terrorism training. The jury at Woolwich Crown Court found him not guilty of providing weapons training at camps.

This is just another example of how much trouble Britain is in with from within their own population. We think we have some problems here? Britain and the rest of Europe is dealing with so many local jihadists and extreme Islam. Our problems in the United States pale by comparison.