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| Alleged fourth 'IS Beatle' charged with terrorism offences | Alleged fourth 'IS Beatle' charged with terrorism offences |
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| A man alleged to be a member of an IS terror cell nicknamed The Beatles has been charged with terrorism offences. | A man alleged to be a member of an IS terror cell nicknamed The Beatles has been charged with terrorism offences. |
| Aine Davis, who denies being part of the group, has been remanded in police custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later. | Aine Davis, who denies being part of the group, has been remanded in police custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later. |
| He was arrested at Luton Airport, Bedfordshire, after being deported to England by Turkey on Wednesday. | |
| The 38-year-old is charged with possession of a firearm for a purpose connected with terrorism. | The 38-year-old is charged with possession of a firearm for a purpose connected with terrorism. |
| He was charged with offences contrary to sections 15, 17 and 57 of the Terrorism Act of 2000 following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command. | |
| The CPS had authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Mr Davis for terrorism offences in 2014. | The CPS had authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Mr Davis for terrorism offences in 2014. |
| He has spent more than six years in a Turkish prison. | |
| He is alleged to be the fourth member of the IS gang that tortured and murdered western hostages in Iraq and Syria, which he denies. | |
| The ringleader of that gang, Mohammed Emwazi, was killed in a US drone strike seven years ago. | |
| Two others were captured in Syria, and taken to the US, where both have been convicted of committing some of the most gruesome crimes in recent history. | |
| The terror cell was nicknamed The Beatles after the Liverpudlian band, due to the members' English accents. | The terror cell was nicknamed The Beatles after the Liverpudlian band, due to the members' English accents. |