A council worker today admitted having 300 computer discs of terrorist material in his car and home.
London Borough of Hackney revenue officer Khalid Baqa, 48, had one of the discs in his office computer, the Old Bailey heard.
Baqa, of Priory Road, Barking, east London, pleaded guilty to two offences of disseminating terrorist publications.
A further seven offences of having material likely to be useful in terrorism were ordered to lie on file.
Baqa was remanded in custody for sentencing on April 26.
The court heard the discs included al Qaida's Inspire magazine, 39 Ways to Support and Participate in Jihad and 42 Ways to Support Jihad by Anwar al-Awlaki.
The charges related to between April and July last year when Baqa was arrested in a sweep of suspects before the Olympics in east London.
Andrew Hall QC, defending, said Baqa was storing the material for someone else but was reckless as to whether it would then be distributed.
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