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A fourth man charged under the Terrorism Act in connection with an alleged threat to assassinate the prime minister has been remanded in custody. | A fourth man charged under the Terrorism Act in connection with an alleged threat to assassinate the prime minister has been remanded in custody. |
Muhammad Ali Mumtaz Ahmad is accused of having material such as camouflage clothes and plans for "urban combat". | |
Mr Ahmad, 24, from Blackburn, Lancashire, appeared before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court. | |
He spoke only to confirm his name and that he would plead not guilty. He will reappear in court on 11 September. | |
'Attack planning' | |
The father of one, who works in a branch of Boots chemist, was refused bail. | |
He is accused of possessing an article suspected of being useful for the preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism. | |
Mr Ahmad is the fourth man to be charged by police investigating the alleged threat against Mr Brown and former prime minister Tony Blair, which it is claimed appeared on a jihadi website. | |
He was arrested on 26 August as part of a counter-terrorism operation involving Lancashire and Greater Manchester Police. | |
Police raided three properties during the operation in Blackburn and Accrington. | |
Fifth man quizzed | |
Brothers Abbas Iqbal, 23, and Ilyas Iqbal, 21, and Ishaq Kanmi, 22, were previously remanded in custody by the same court. | |
Abbas Iqbal is charged with disseminating terrorist publications, while Ilyas Iqbal is also charged with collecting or making a record of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. | |
Mr Kanmi is accused of soliciting murder and of belonging or professing to belong to al-Qaeda. | |
He also faces additional charges of inviting support for al-Qaeda and disseminating terrorist publications. | He also faces additional charges of inviting support for al-Qaeda and disseminating terrorist publications. |
Police have been given more time to quiz a fifth man, arrested in Derby. | Police have been given more time to quiz a fifth man, arrested in Derby. |