Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Two in court on terror charges

TWO men will appear in court today charged with terrorism offences, police said.

Raingzieb Ahmed, 32, was arrested at Heathrow Airport yesterday when he arrived back in the UK after being held on suspicion of militancy in Pakistan.

Ahmed, of Barnston Avenue, Fallowfield, Greater Manchester, is charged with three offences under the Terrorism Act 2000, Greater Manchester Police said.

The first is that between April 22, 2004 and August 24, 2006 he directed the activities of an organisation which was concerned in the commission of acts of terrorism.

He is also charged with possessing material for terrorism purposes during the same time period, relating to three books that he owned.

The third charge is possession of an article, namely a rucksack containing traces of explosive, in circumstances which give rise to a reasonable suspicion that possession of it was for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.

This offence allegedly took place between January 1, 2006 and January 24, 2007.

A 17-year-old, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, has also been charged with offences under the Terrorism Act 2000, after he was arrested in the town on Tuesday last week, a West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said.

The teenager is charged with possession of material for terrorism purposes, under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000, and with the collection or possession of information useful in the preparation of an act of terrorism, under Section 58 of the same Act.

Both will appear before City of Westminster Magistrates today.

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