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Men charged over 'Tigers' support Men charged over 'Tigers' support
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Four men have been charged with conspiring to support the banned Tamil Tigers terrorist organisation, Scotland Yard has confirmed. Four men have been charged with conspiring to support the banned Tamil Tigers terrorist organisation.
The men - arrested in London, Wales and Swindon - are accused of possessing laptops, antennas and high-powered magnets for terrorist purposes. The men are accused of possessing laptops, antennas and high-powered magnets for terrorist purposes.
They are due to appear at London's City of Westminster Magistrates' Court. The men - arrested in London, Newtown, in Powys, and Swindon, in Wiltshire - are due to appear at London's City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.
The Tigers have fought for a generation in Sri Lanka, to gain an independent state for the Tamil minority.The Tigers have fought for a generation in Sri Lanka, to gain an independent state for the Tamil minority.
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A Scotland Yard spokesman said earlier that the arrests of the men, aged 33, 39, 46 and 51, were part of a long-term investigation into support for overseas terrorism.A Scotland Yard spokesman said earlier that the arrests of the men, aged 33, 39, 46 and 51, were part of a long-term investigation into support for overseas terrorism.
The four men are:The four men are:
  • Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, also known as AC Shanthan, 51, of Norbury, south London
  • Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, also known as AC Shanthan, 51, of Norbury, south London
  • Jegatheswaran Muraleetharan, also known as Muralee Tharan, 46, of Newtown, Powys
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  • Jegatheswaran Muraleetharan, also known as Muralee Tharan, 46, of Newtown
  • Jeyatheswaran Vythyatharan, also known as Vithy Tharan, 39, of Newtown, Powys
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  • Jeyatheswaran Vythyatharan, also known as Vithy Tharan, 39, of Newtown
  • Murugesu Jegatheeswaran, also known as M Jegan, 33, of Mitcham, south London.
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  • Murugesu Jegatheeswaran, also known as M Jegan, 33, of Mitcham, south London
    • The men are charged with conspiring to receive equipment for terrorist purposes between January 2003 and December 2006.The men are charged with conspiring to receive equipment for terrorist purposes between January 2003 and December 2006.
    The equipment they are accused to possessing also included head torches, radios and navigation systems.The equipment they are accused to possessing also included head torches, radios and navigation systems.
    A fifth man has already been charged in connection with the investigation, Scotland Yard said.A fifth man has already been charged in connection with the investigation, Scotland Yard said.
    The arrests are not linked to al-Qaeda activity, police added.The arrests are not linked to al-Qaeda activity, police added.