Six Men Appear In Court On Terror Charges

Six men have been remanded in custody after appearing in court on terrorism charges.

They were arrested following raids in Birmingham last week.

Four of the group, Irfan Nasser, Irfan Khalid, Rahim Ahmed and Ashik Ali will appear at the Old Bailey on October 21.

They are accused of "engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts".

Nasser, Khalid and Ali are accused of planning a series of bomb attacks, raising money to fund terrorism, making or helping with the manufacturing of a bomb and recruiting people for terror.

Ashik Ali's brother, Bahader, was refused bail after appearing in court accused of failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism and "arranging the availability of property for terrorist purposes".

Mohammed Rizwan, from the Sparkhill area of the city, is also charged with failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism.

The 32-year-old made no application for bail and both will appear in court again on October 24.

The operation to arrest the men was carried out by the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, which was said to be unarmed, pre-planned and intelligence led.

Police teams visited 14 properties in the city, arresting the six men last Sunday.

A seventh man, aged 20, was arrested on Thursday and continues to be questioned.

Police said the offences were committed between Christmas Day last year and September 19.