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| UK soldier faces terror and explosives charges | UK soldier faces terror and explosives charges |
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| A British soldier is to be charged with explosives and terrorism offences, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. | A British soldier is to be charged with explosives and terrorism offences, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. |
| It is alleged Ryan Adam McGee, who was serving with 5th Battalion The Rifles at the time of his arrest in December, made an improvised bomb and had a copy of The Anarchist Cookbook on bombs. | It is alleged Ryan Adam McGee, who was serving with 5th Battalion The Rifles at the time of his arrest in December, made an improvised bomb and had a copy of The Anarchist Cookbook on bombs. |
| He was detained last year at an Army base in Germany after the discovery of a suspicious device at a Salford house. | He was detained last year at an Army base in Germany after the discovery of a suspicious device at a Salford house. |
| The soldier will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 2 April. | |
| 'In public interest' | |
| The Anarchist Cookbook includes instructions for the manufacture of explosives as well as for home-manufacturing of drugs. | |
| At the time of the arrest, the army released a statement saying it did not tolerate racist behaviour and that service personnel in uniform were forbidden from participating in political organisations. | |
| But the CPS said on Wednesday that it could not speculate on the soldier's alleged motivation. | |
| It released a statement alleging that, between 31 May 2012 and 29 November 2013, Ryan Adam McGee "had possession of a document or record for terrorist purposes, namely a copy of the 'Anarchist Cookbook'" and was therefore charged under the Terrorism Act 2000. | |
| It is also alleged that between 1 and 30 September 2013, he "made an improvised explosive" and was therefore charged with one offence under the Explosive Substances Act 1883. | |
| Jane Stansfield of the CPS counter terrorism division said: "This decision to prosecute was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors. | Jane Stansfield of the CPS counter terrorism division said: "This decision to prosecute was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors. |
| "We have determined that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest." | "We have determined that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest." |