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| Kidnap plot charge man in court | Kidnap plot charge man in court |
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| A man accused of involvement in an alleged plan to kidnap and kill a member of the British armed forces has appeared in court. | A man accused of involvement in an alleged plan to kidnap and kill a member of the British armed forces has appeared in court. |
| Parviz Khan, 36, and four other men arrested after raids in Birmingham were remanded in custody until 23 February by City of Westminster magistrates. | Parviz Khan, 36, and four other men arrested after raids in Birmingham were remanded in custody until 23 February by City of Westminster magistrates. |
| All five men are charged with supplying equipment and funding for terrorism. | All five men are charged with supplying equipment and funding for terrorism. |
| Later, police said Basiru Gassama, 29, who was also held in the raids, has been charged under the Terrorism Act. | |
| West Midlands Police said he is due at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday. | |
| Nine men were arrested in the raids last month. Three have been released without charge. | |
| Three released | Three released |
| The five men who were remanded were taken from Coventry to the central London court in a police convoy. | |
| They will next appear before the Old Bailey. | |
| They each face two charges brought under the Terrorism Act 2006 and the Terrorism Act 2000. | |
| Mr Khan, Amjad Mahmood, 31, Mohammed Irfan, 30, Zahoor Iqbal, 29, and Hamid Elasmar, 43, are accused of supplying equipment and funding for a terrorist act between 30 March last year and 31 January. | Mr Khan, Amjad Mahmood, 31, Mohammed Irfan, 30, Zahoor Iqbal, 29, and Hamid Elasmar, 43, are accused of supplying equipment and funding for a terrorist act between 30 March last year and 31 January. |
| Mr Khan faces an additional charge alleging that he engaged in conduct to give effect to his intention to kidnap and kill a member of the British Armed Forces between 1 November 2006 and 31 January 2007. | |
| Mr Mahmood faces an additional charge of failing to disclose information of material assistance in preventing an act of terrorism by Mr Khan and others. | Mr Mahmood faces an additional charge of failing to disclose information of material assistance in preventing an act of terrorism by Mr Khan and others. |