London man charged over 2007 Iraq IED bomb plot

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A man will be charged with conspiracy to murder in relation to several improvised explosive devices found in Iraq in 2007, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

Anis Abid Sardar, 37, was arrested at his home in north-west London on Tuesday by the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command. He is accused of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion with intent to endanger life or property.

Sardar, of north-west London, will appear at Westminster magistrates’ court on Thursday.

Deborah Walsh, the deputy head of counter-terrorism at the CPS, said: “Following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police Service, I have today authorised charges against Anis Abid Sardar in connection to a number of roadside improvised explosive devices (IEDs) recovered from the al-Anbar province of Iraq in 2007.

“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.”