Terror plot ringleaders were not serious and would probably "calm down," court hears Ali, Irfan Khalid, 27 and Irfan Naseer, 31, all unemployed from Birmingham, were among 12 people arrested and charged last year. The three deny 12 terror charges between them, including planning a bombing campaign, recruiting others for terrorism and terrorism fund - raising. Brian Altman QC, prosecuting, said Ali told police that Naseer and Khalid had returned from Pakistan "radicalised." He did not want to say what they had been planning. He said he had thought "give it time and they will open a shop and get married." "He told police that the plan had been ""to put on a jacket and have a gun"." What he said he meant was a suicide vest and that he would shoot people with the gun. He said Ali later said: "In so far as Naseer and Khalid were concerned, "they were not going to blow up some place or kill people straightaway"; they wanted to open a shop and in time they would calm down." Bringing a week-long opening speech to a close, Mr Altman said: "In interview each of these defendants lied about their intentions and purpose, not having the courage to confront the truth of the action they had been planning, which through painstaking work by the authorities had been nipped in the bud. Only Ashik Ali came close, but sought to avoid his responsibility. The court heard last week how the Muslim terror cell boasted about "hitting" David Cameron, his friends and other non - believers in the "land of Satan." The jury also heard that in one description of his martyrdom video, Naseer referenced the Danish cartoons of Mohammed. He said such acts would only result in "suicide bombers" spilling so much blood "you'll have nightmares for the rest of your miserable lives." Mr Naseer talked about buying five AK47 assault rifles by borrowing £100,000 and claimed he could buy a grenade for £1,500 and an M16 assault rifle. Naseer claimed al - Qaeda's "main aim" was for more people to take a stance in Europe "so they can start whacking you there." On their arrest last year, Ali denied being a terrorist, adding that having "a beard does not make me a terrorist."