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Guantanamo Briton Moazzam Begg in court on Syria charge Guantanamo Briton Moazzam Begg in court on Syria charge
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Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg is due to appear in court today charged with Syria-related terror offences.Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg is due to appear in court today charged with Syria-related terror offences.
Begg, 45, of Boden Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, is accused of providing terrorist training and funding terrorism overseas, West Midlands Police said.Begg, 45, of Boden Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, is accused of providing terrorist training and funding terrorism overseas, West Midlands Police said.
He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court alongside a woman, Gerrie Tahari, 44, of Ashway, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, who is charged with facilitating terrorism overseas.He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court alongside a woman, Gerrie Tahari, 44, of Ashway, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, who is charged with facilitating terrorism overseas.
Both were arrested on Tuesday. Two other men arrested the same day remain in police custody.Both were arrested on Tuesday. Two other men arrested the same day remain in police custody.
They are a 36-year-old man from Shirley, Solihull, and a 20-year-old man - the daughter of Tahari - from Sparkhill, Birmingham, who were held on suspicion of facilitating terrorism overseas. They are a 36-year-old man from Shirley, Solihull, and a 20-year-old man - the son of Tahari - from Sparkhill, Birmingham, who were held on suspicion of facilitating terrorism overseas.
Begg was held in the US-run military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for nearly three years.Begg was held in the US-run military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for nearly three years.
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