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Chelsea Bomber Liked 'Best Jihad Anthem' and Drake on YouTube

By Aidan Gardiner | September 21, 2016 11:26am
 Ahmad Khan Rahami's YouTube account listed Drake songs and jihadi anthems.
Ahmad Khan Rahami's YouTube account listed Drake songs and jihadi anthems.
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Office of the Union County Prosecutor and Patrick McMullan

NEW YORK — Apart from two jihadi anthems, the YouTube history of the Chelsea bomber looks almost like any other internet users' with a taste for viral hits and "how-to" videos.

Prosecutors pointed out Tuesday that Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, added two videos to his list of his 96 favorites that illustrated his terrorist intentions: "jihad is a martyr's anthem" and "best jihad anthem."

"Our sanctuaries would not have been desecrated had the lions surrounded them. The filthiest bandits have attacked us so, where are the swords? They have forgotten that we are the defiant ones who defend like lions," says the singer of "best jihad anthem."

"The word is the word of the sword until the wrongs are righted. The despicable ones have even wronged the messenger of the people of strong will," the singer continues.

But the rest of the favorites on Rahami's account,"Yaafghankid786," is a slew of videos colleagues might share with one another for a quick laugh during the work day.

He enjoyed "Charlie bit my finger - again !" a video of an English baby chomping on his brother's finger and laughing that became immensely popular after it was posted in 2007.

He liked a 32-second video of a kitten named "Tari" doing flips while trying to catch a feather toy.

Rahami also evidently needed help installing a new bumper on an Acura, designing a video game character for WWE 2012 and tying a Windsor knot on a tie.

And he was a fan of Deadmau5, Drake, the Weeknd, Bollywood hits and Afghan wedding songs.

He also "favorited" a video of an Afghan boy appearing to trade insults with a group of laughing American men.

Rahami also "liked," a different function on a YouTube account, songs by Tom Waits, Imagine Dragons and The Xx.