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Four men have been charged with terror-related offences after raids last week, Greater Manchester Police have said. | |
Israr Malik, 21, of Fallowfield, Manchester, has been charged with intending to commit acts of terrorism, namely violent jihad. | |
Three others face charges of intending to assist others to commit terrorism. | |
Raids took place in Manchester's Longsight, Fallowfield and Levenshulme districts, Stalybridge, Deane, in Bolton, and a hotel near Heathrow. | |
The other men to be charged are: Matthew Newton, 27, of Stalybridge, Munir Farooqi, 52, of Longsight, and Haris Farooqi, 26, of Levenshulme. | |
All four are due to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Monday. | |
A fifth man, aged 62, from Deane, was released without charge. He is understood to be a Muslim cleric. | |
Officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit detained the men last Monday in what was described as a "low-key operation". | |
About 120 people took part in a protest over the raids outside Greater Manchester Police's headquarters on Sunday. | |
A force spokesman said it recognised the community had some concerns regarding the investigation. |