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Terrorism suspects appear in court in Glasgow | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
Three people with alleged links to dissident Republicanism have appeared in court charged with terrorism offences and conspiracy to murder. | |
The two men and a woman were among five people - all from Scotland - detained at several locations last week. | |
They appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court and were remanded in custody until next week to be fully committed for trial. This must take place within 140 days. | |
Two other men are expected to appear in the same court later. | |
All five people face charges under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2000 which deals with facilitating, planning, organising and conspiring to commit acts of terrorism. | |
'No affiliation' | |
The four men, aged 26, 30, 34 and 39, and a woman aged 27, were detained at several locations in Scotland last Wednesday. | |
The operation was led by Police Scotland. It also involved the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the security service. | The operation was led by Police Scotland. It also involved the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the security service. |
After the operation, Police Scotland said it had focused on the "activities of individuals sympathetic to dissident Republicanism, but who are not affiliated to any specific group". | |
The detained people had been held at the Scottish Terrorist Detention Centre in the Govan area of Glasgow. | The detained people had been held at the Scottish Terrorist Detention Centre in the Govan area of Glasgow. |
On Friday, police were granted an extended detention period under the Terrorism Act. | On Friday, police were granted an extended detention period under the Terrorism Act. |