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| A 19-year-old man from west London has been charged with planning to commit an act of terrorism, police have said. | A 19-year-old man from west London has been charged with planning to commit an act of terrorism, police have said. |
| Haroon Ali-Syed, from Hounslow, has been charged with preparing between 12 April and 9 September to commit acts of terrorism, the Metropolitan police said. | Haroon Ali-Syed, from Hounslow, has been charged with preparing between 12 April and 9 September to commit acts of terrorism, the Metropolitan police said. |
| Syed, who was arrested on 8 September along with two other men who have been released on bail pending further investigation, has been remanded in custody to appear at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday. | Syed, who was arrested on 8 September along with two other men who have been released on bail pending further investigation, has been remanded in custody to appear at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday. |
| The two other men, aged 20 and 19, were arrested on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism and a religiously aggravated offence respectively. | The two other men, aged 20 and 19, were arrested on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism and a religiously aggravated offence respectively. |
| Earlier on Tuesday, a 61-year-old man was arrested in west London on suspicion of “possessing an article” for the purposes of terrorism for an unrelated matter. | Earlier on Tuesday, a 61-year-old man was arrested in west London on suspicion of “possessing an article” for the purposes of terrorism for an unrelated matter. |
| Scotland Yard counter-terror police arrested the man at 4.10pm on Monday in Kensington on suspicion of possessing an article for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism. | Scotland Yard counter-terror police arrested the man at 4.10pm on Monday in Kensington on suspicion of possessing an article for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism. |
| The man, who remains in custody, was arrested under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. The Guardian understands the arrest was not part of a pre-planned operation. Detectives are currently searching an address in Kensington. | The man, who remains in custody, was arrested under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. The Guardian understands the arrest was not part of a pre-planned operation. Detectives are currently searching an address in Kensington. |
| The activity comes amid a heightened fear of an attack on the UK. Since August 2014, Britain has been at its second-highest level of terror alert – severe – meaning an attack is highly likely. | The activity comes amid a heightened fear of an attack on the UK. Since August 2014, Britain has been at its second-highest level of terror alert – severe – meaning an attack is highly likely. |
| The government has previously claimed that seven plots, directly linked by officials to the rise of Islamic State, have been foiled in Britain since 2014. |