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| Woman not guilty of terror charge | Woman not guilty of terror charge |
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| A woman from west London has been found not guilty of possessing an article for a terrorist purpose. | A woman from west London has been found not guilty of possessing an article for a terrorist purpose. |
| Samina Malik, 23, from Southall, was accused under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act of keeping terrorist manuals on her home computer. | Samina Malik, 23, from Southall, was accused under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act of keeping terrorist manuals on her home computer. |
| Ms Malik was arrested in October 2006 while working for WH Smith at Heathrow Airport. | |
| A jury at the Old Bailey is still considering a second terrorism-related charge against her. | A jury at the Old Bailey is still considering a second terrorism-related charge against her. |
| Ms Malik was cleared of the charge of possessing an article "for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism". | Ms Malik was cleared of the charge of possessing an article "for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism". |
| She is also accused of the less serious charge, under Section 58 of the Act, of possessing an article "likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism". | She is also accused of the less serious charge, under Section 58 of the Act, of possessing an article "likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism". |