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| Fifth man facing terror charges | Fifth man facing terror charges |
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| A fifth man has been charged with terror offences following an investigation into alleged threats to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown. | A fifth man has been charged with terror offences following an investigation into alleged threats to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown. |
| Krenar Lusha, 29, from Derby, will appear before City of Westminster Magistrates's Court on Wednesday. | Krenar Lusha, 29, from Derby, will appear before City of Westminster Magistrates's Court on Wednesday. |
| Four men from Lancashire have already been charged in connection with the alleged plot. | Four men from Lancashire have already been charged in connection with the alleged plot. |
| The threats on a recognised jihadi website were said also to be against former prime minister Tony Blair. | The threats on a recognised jihadi website were said also to be against former prime minister Tony Blair. |
| Mr Lusha faces five charges, including collecting or recording information likely to be useful to someone wanting to commit or prepare a terrorist act. | |
| He is also accused of possessing 4kg of Potassium Nitrate, Greater Manchester Police said. | |
| Four men from Blackburn have already appeared at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in connection with the case. | |
| Brothers Abbas Iqbal, 23, and Ilyas Iqbal, 21; Ishaq Kanmi, 22, and Muhammad Ali Mumtaz Ahmad, 24, have all been remanded in custody. | |
| Abbas Iqbal and Ilyas Iqbal face several charges, including one each of possessing terrorist material. | |
| 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 dissemination of terrorist publications. | |
| Mr Ahmad is accused of having material such as camouflage clothes and plans for "urban combat". |