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'Beheading plot': Three terrorism suspects in court 'Beheading plot': Three terrorism suspects in court
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Three men have appeared in court over an alleged plot to behead a person in the UK.Three men have appeared in court over an alleged plot to behead a person in the UK.
Nadir Ali Sayed, Yousaf Shah Syed and Haseeb Hamayoon were arrested on 6 November in London and High Wycombe. Nadir Ali Sayed, Yousaf Shah Syed and Haseeb Hamayoon were arrested three days before Remembrance Sunday.
During a preliminary hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, none of them applied for bail and they were remanded in custody. During a preliminary hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, none of them applied for bail and they were remanded in custody.
Rebecca Mundy, prosecuting, said the charges related to an alleged plan to carry out a beheading.
Further details were not given.
Mr Sayed, 21, from Hounslow, Mr Syed, 19, from High Wycombe, and Mr Hamayoon, 27, from Hayes, were arrested on 6 November in London and High Wycombe.
A fourth man, arrested in Uxbridge, west London, was released on Saturday with no further action against him.A fourth man, arrested in Uxbridge, west London, was released on Saturday with no further action against him.
Mr Sayed, 21, from Hounslow, Mr Syed, 19, from High Wycombe, and Mr Hamayoon, 27, from Hayes, were arrested three days before Remembrance Sunday. The trio were charged earlier on Thursday - the 14th and final day that they could be held by police under terrorism legislation.
BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said: "Not a lot of details were made clear within the charges but it's understood to be a plot to behead somebody in the UK." BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said Mr Sayed and Mr Syed stood in the dock for most of the proceedings, "smiling and laughing as details were read out", while Mr Hamayoon remained seated.
They were charged earlier on Thursday - the 14th and final day that they could be held by police under terrorism legislation.
Scotland Yard did not give details of the alleged offences, but said the men had been charged with being "jointly engaged" in preparing for committing acts of terrorism.Scotland Yard did not give details of the alleged offences, but said the men had been charged with being "jointly engaged" in preparing for committing acts of terrorism.