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Trio face terror offence charges | |
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Three men are due to appear in court charged with terror-related offences after raids in Greater Manchester. | |
Israr Malik, 21, of Fallowfield, Manchester, is charged with intending to commit acts of terrorism. | |
Munir Farooqi, 52, of Longsight, Manchester, and Matthew Newton, 27, of Stalybridge, are charged with intending to assist others to commit terrorism. | |
All three men are due to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London later. | |
Munir Farooqi was also charged with three counts of soliciting or encouraging another to murder on 6 July, 15 October and 16 October this year. | |
'Low-key' | 'Low-key' |
Unarmed officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit detained the men last Monday in what was described as a "low-key operation", following a 15-month investigation into alleged terrorist activity overseas. | Unarmed officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit detained the men last Monday in what was described as a "low-key operation", following a 15-month investigation into alleged terrorist activity overseas. |
A fourth man, Haris Farooqi, 26, of Levenshulme, Manchester, was also arrested but released without charge. | |
A fifth man, 62 and from Deane, Bolton, was released without charge. He is understood to be a Muslim cleric. | |
About 120 people took part in a protest over the raids outside Greater Manchester Police's headquarters on Sunday. | 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. | A force spokesman said it recognised the community had some concerns regarding the investigation. |