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| Man charged over 'terror plan' and attempting to join IS | Man charged over 'terror plan' and attempting to join IS |
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| A 24-year-old man has been charged over an alleged plan to attack US military personnel in the UK. | A 24-year-old man has been charged over an alleged plan to attack US military personnel in the UK. |
| Junead Ahmed Khan has also been charged, along with his uncle Shazib Ahmed Khan, 22, both from Luton, over attempting to join Islamic State militants in Syria. | |
| Prosecutors said the men were charged with the intention of committing acts of terrorism. | |
| Both men will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later on Tuesday. | Both men will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later on Tuesday. |
| Deborah Walsh, deputy head of counter-terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "It is alleged that Junead Khan and Shazib Khan had been planning on travelling to Syria to join the proscribed organisation Islamic State in Levant (Isil). | |
| "It is further alleged that Junead Khan was planning a terrorist attack on US military personnel in the UK and he has been charged with an additional terrorism offence to reflect this." | "It is further alleged that Junead Khan was planning a terrorist attack on US military personnel in the UK and he has been charged with an additional terrorism offence to reflect this." |
| The men have been charged with one offence contrary to the Terrorism Act 2006, dating between 1 August 2014 and 10 May 2015. | |
| The additional count faced by Junead Khan dates between 10 May 2015 and 14 July 2015. | |
| The two men were arrested a week ago in an operation involving officers from the national counter-terrorism network. | |
| Another man, in his 30s, was also detained. He was released without charge on Monday night. | |
| Searches were carried out at two addresses in the Luton area. |