Man on terror charges

A 36-year-old man was charged with terrorism offences today following a series of raids last month.
Omar Altimimi, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, is accused of four offences under Sections 57 and 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 which covers possession of any materials or articles for the purposes of terrorism and the collection of information for terrorist purposes.
He was also charged with one offence under Section 329 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Around 50 officers were involved in the raids, with 200 more working behind the scenes.
A second man, 29-year-old Yusuf Abdullah, of no fixed address, has been charged with one offence under Section 329 of the Proceeds of Crime Act and one offence under Section 24 of the Theft Act 1968.
Altimimi and Abdullah were arrested on June 27 after Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers swooped, unarmed, on eight houses in Bolton.
The charges are not thought to have any connection with the terror attacks in London last year.
A police spokeswoman said: "Greater Manchester Police has today charged two men who were arrested in Bolton on June 27 as part of an operation led by GMP’s anti-terrorist unit."
Both will appear tomorrow (July 8) at London’s Bow Street Magistrates’ Court.