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'Poppy terror plot': Three men charged over possible Remembrance Sunday terrorism plans 'Poppy terror plot': Three men were planning to behead member of public court hears
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Three men have been charged in connection with an alleged terrorist plot that had been planned for Remembrance Sunday. The three men charged in connection with an alleged terrorist plot thought to be planned for Remembrance Sunday were intending to behead a member of the public in the UK, Westminster Magistrates Court has heard.
Nadir Ali Sayed, 21 from Hounslow, west London, Yousaf Shah Syedm 19, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and Haseeb Hamayoonn, 27, from Hayes, west London, have been charged with preparing acts of terrorism. Nadir Ali Sayed, 21 from Hounslow, west London, Yousaf Shah Syed 19, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and Haseeb Hamayoon, 27, from Hayes, west London, have been charged with preparing acts of terrorism.
The group were arrested on 6 November, days before Remembrance Sunday, alongside a fourth man, who was released on Saturday with no further action against him.The group were arrested on 6 November, days before Remembrance Sunday, alongside a fourth man, who was released on Saturday with no further action against him.
The men were arrested as part of the Metropolitan Police’s “on-going investigation into Islamist related terrorism,” in which counter-terrorism police acted on intelligence of the MI5.The men were arrested as part of the Metropolitan Police’s “on-going investigation into Islamist related terrorism,” in which counter-terrorism police acted on intelligence of the MI5.
The alleged exact terrorism offences have not been outlined, though police have described the men as being “jointly engaged” in preparing to commit acts of terrorism.The alleged exact terrorism offences have not been outlined, though police have described the men as being “jointly engaged” in preparing to commit acts of terrorism.
All three men are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday. The three men have been remanded in custody charged with preparing acts of terrorism.