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| Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman, 20, is remanded in custody, accused of plotting bomb and knife attack on Downing Street | |
| Kevin Rawlinson | |
| Wed 6 Dec 2017 12.04 GMT | |
| First published on Wed 6 Dec 2017 11.22 GMT | |
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| A man has appeared in court charged with a terror plot to carry out an attack at 10 Downing Street and kill the prime minister. | A man has appeared in court charged with a terror plot to carry out an attack at 10 Downing Street and kill the prime minister. |
| Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman, 20, was accused of planning the bomb and knife attack in Westminster earlier this year. | Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman, 20, was accused of planning the bomb and knife attack in Westminster earlier this year. |
| Rahman was also charged with helping Mohammad Aqib Imran, 21, who in turn was accused of trying to leave the UK to join the Islamic State group. | Rahman was also charged with helping Mohammad Aqib Imran, 21, who in turn was accused of trying to leave the UK to join the Islamic State group. |
| Each man was charged with one count of planning acts of terrorism, while Rahman was charged with a further count of assisting Imran. | Each man was charged with one count of planning acts of terrorism, while Rahman was charged with a further count of assisting Imran. |
| They appeared in the dock at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday and spoke only to confirm their names, ages, addresses and nationalities. Imran, a British-Pakistani, wore a grey sweatshirt and trousers and had dark, curly hair and a beard. Rahman, who said he was Bangladeshi-British, wore similar clothing and had long, straight, dark hair. | They appeared in the dock at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday and spoke only to confirm their names, ages, addresses and nationalities. Imran, a British-Pakistani, wore a grey sweatshirt and trousers and had dark, curly hair and a beard. Rahman, who said he was Bangladeshi-British, wore similar clothing and had long, straight, dark hair. |
| They were arrested in raids by the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command in London and Birmingham on 28 November. | They were arrested in raids by the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command in London and Birmingham on 28 November. |
| Neither man was granted bail. The case was sent to the Old Bailey, where the next hearing will be on 20 December. | Neither man was granted bail. The case was sent to the Old Bailey, where the next hearing will be on 20 December. |
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