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Men charged under Terrorism Act | Men charged under Terrorism Act |
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Two men held after police searches of properties in West Yorkshire have been charged under the Terrorism Act. | Two men held after police searches of properties in West Yorkshire have been charged under the Terrorism Act. |
Rizwan Ditta, 29, and Mohammad Dilal, 25, both from Halifax, will appear before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Tuesday. | Rizwan Ditta, 29, and Mohammad Dilal, 25, both from Halifax, will appear before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Tuesday. |
The men were arrested following an inquiry led by the Metropolitan Police. | The men were arrested following an inquiry led by the Metropolitan Police. |
Mr Ditta faces 13 charges connected to possessing computer files and Mr Dilal is accused of two offences in relation to a disc, a computer file and CDs. | Mr Ditta faces 13 charges connected to possessing computer files and Mr Dilal is accused of two offences in relation to a disc, a computer file and CDs. |
Anti-terrorism officers from Metropolitan and West Yorkshire Police forces arrested the men in the Pellon area of Halifax on 23 January. | |
'Sound of Jihad' | |
Mr Ditta, of Royd Terrace, was charged under section 57(1) and 58(1) of the act with having items for a purpose connected with terrorism or that are likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. | |
He is alleged to have possessed several computer files with titles such as Attack Against American Troops, Sound of Jihad, and Hamas Bomb. | |
Mr Dilal, of Thrum Hall Close, was charged under 58(1)(b) of the act with having items likely to be useful to a person committing an act of terrorism. | |
It is alleged that "without reasonable excuse" Dilal had a record containing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing an act of terrorism, which was five copies of a CD entitled The Manhattan Raid and a computer file of the same title. | |
He is also accused of having possessed a disc containing a clip entitled Al-Qaeda. |