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| London man faces Iraq roadside bomb charges | London man faces Iraq roadside bomb charges |
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| A man from London will be charged with conspiring to murder coalition forces in Iraq, prosecutors have said. | |
| Anis Abid Sardar, 37, faces charges in connection with roadside improvised explosive devices (IEDs) recovered from Iraq's Al Anbar province in 2007. | Anis Abid Sardar, 37, faces charges in connection with roadside improvised explosive devices (IEDs) recovered from Iraq's Al Anbar province in 2007. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorised charges following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police Service. | The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorised charges following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police Service. |
| He will appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday. | He will appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday. |
| Deborah Walsh, deputy head of counter terrorism at the CPS, said: "It is alleged that Mr Sardar conspired to murder coalition forces operating in Iraq on or before 22 November 2007 by conspiring to cause the explosion of these IEDs. | Deborah Walsh, deputy head of counter terrorism at the CPS, said: "It is alleged that Mr Sardar conspired to murder coalition forces operating in Iraq on or before 22 November 2007 by conspiring to cause the explosion of these IEDs. |
| "The decision to prosecute was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors. I have determined that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest." | "The decision to prosecute was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors. I have determined that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest." |
| Mr Sardar, of north-west London, faces one count of conspiracy to murder, contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977, and one count of conspiring to cause an explosion with intent to endanger life or property contrary to section 3(1)(a) of the Explosive Substances Act 1883. | Mr Sardar, of north-west London, faces one count of conspiracy to murder, contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977, and one count of conspiring to cause an explosion with intent to endanger life or property contrary to section 3(1)(a) of the Explosive Substances Act 1883. |