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| A Royal Marine has appeared in court charged with Northern Ireland-related terrorism offences. | A Royal Marine has appeared in court charged with Northern Ireland-related terrorism offences. |
| Ciaran Maxwell, 30, of Exminster, Devon, is accused of hiding explosives and weapons in caches in England and Northern Ireland. He is also charged with possession of cannabis and bank fraud. | Ciaran Maxwell, 30, of Exminster, Devon, is accused of hiding explosives and weapons in caches in England and Northern Ireland. He is also charged with possession of cannabis and bank fraud. |
| Maxwell appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Monday flanked by four plain clothes detectives. He pleaded not guilty to the drug and fraud charges, which will be tried in conjunction with the alleged terrorism offences at the Old Bailey on 19 September. Maxwell was remanded in custody. | Maxwell appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Monday flanked by four plain clothes detectives. He pleaded not guilty to the drug and fraud charges, which will be tried in conjunction with the alleged terrorism offences at the Old Bailey on 19 September. Maxwell was remanded in custody. |
| It is alleged that he created a library of terrorism-related documents, including bombmaking manuals. | It is alleged that he created a library of terrorism-related documents, including bombmaking manuals. |
| Maxwell is charged with being behind “the manufacture of explosive substances, the construction of explosive devices and tactics used by terrorist organisations”. | Maxwell is charged with being behind “the manufacture of explosive substances, the construction of explosive devices and tactics used by terrorist organisations”. |
| The soldier, born in Larne, County Antrim, is also accused of obtaining an image of a Police Service of Northern Ireland pass card, as well as parts of a PSNI uniform. | The soldier, born in Larne, County Antrim, is also accused of obtaining an image of a Police Service of Northern Ireland pass card, as well as parts of a PSNI uniform. |
| Maxwell was arrested in Devon on 24 August by officers from the Metropolitan police counter-terrorism unit, supported by officers from Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall police forces. The arrest operation was carried out in parallel with PSNI searches in Northern Ireland. | Maxwell was arrested in Devon on 24 August by officers from the Metropolitan police counter-terrorism unit, supported by officers from Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall police forces. The arrest operation was carried out in parallel with PSNI searches in Northern Ireland. |