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Five London teenagers charged with terror offences after 'planning to fight for Isis in Syria or Iraq' London teenagers appear in court on terror charges after 'planning to join Isis in Syria'
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Five teenagers from London have been charged with terror offences after allegedly planning to fight for Isis in Syria or Iraq. Four teenagers accused of planning to travel to Syria to join Isis have appeared in court on charges of “preparing terrorist acts”.
The boys, aged between 15 and 19, were arrested on Tuesday following a series of raids across the capital by the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terror command. They appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, supported by their families, and were ordered to appear at the Old Bailey next month.
The group, including four schoolchildren, had communicated their plans to each other online, the Evening Standard reported. They were arrested in a series of raids by the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terror branch across the capital on Tuesday.
All five were charged with preparing terrorist acts, while a 15-year-old boy from Waltham Forest and 17-year-old from Houslow also stand accused of disseminating terrorist publications. All four boys, three of whom cannot be named for legal reasons, are aged between 16 and 19 and have been charged with preparation of terrorist acts.
A boy from Merton, aged 17, was charged with the “collection of information”. A 17-year-old from Hounslow was additionally accused of disseminating terrorist publications, while 19-year-old Ahmedeltigani Alsyed and a 17-year-old from Merton, were also charged with the collection of information contrary to the Terrorism Act 2000.
Only one suspect was named by police, as 19-year-old Ahmedeltigani Alsyed, from Hounslow. A fifth boy, 15, appeared in a separate youth hearing at the same court accused of collecting and disseminating terrorist publications including an Isis magazine and a bomb-making video.
They were being held in custody ahead of a court hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday. The schoolboy, of Waltham Forest, pleaded not guilty to all charges and is due to stand trial in May at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Several teenagers from London are among more than 850 men and women who have travelled to join the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, including dozens known to have been killed in warzones.Several teenagers from London are among more than 850 men and women who have travelled to join the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, including dozens known to have been killed in warzones.
Additional reporting by PA