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    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.

     

    450 comments

    • Guitar6  •  8 months ago
      If found guilty they should be deported and stripped of British nationality.Why should tax payers have to pay £600 a week to keep em in a luxurious jail.
      • Steve 8 months ago
        Only £600 i thought it was more
      • Maxie 8 months ago
        More likey £3000 thats what it costs to keep a prisoner in a humane condition,
        and guess what its you and me that are paying for it friend!!!!!!
      • GAZZA.T.TOMPKINSON 8 months ago
        Where they have halal meals provided for them from outside muslim caterers,they refuse to share cells with anyone who is not muslim,and they have daily visits from imans paid for by the tax payer..
    • g j corbett  •  8 months ago
      bring back devils island style prisons its the only way ,and save money by keeping em in irons all the time,feed em bread n water,sackcloth clothes,half the warders,just think -cheap prisons,that would help the cleggaroons with their cutbacks,!!!.
      • Algernon Sherbet-dip 8 months ago
        Inchkeith could be renovated and adapted for the purpose.
      • DeLarge 8 months ago
        Blah blah blah...
      • bwana00 8 months ago
        DeLarge, look like you have run out of words .How come you one odd man out? like a lapper.
    • Tony  •  8 months ago
      As a British Asian, I agree with the majority of the posts. If these 'people' have such a strong hatred towards Great Britain, then there is no place for them in this fine country. In the most uncomplicated manner, "if you don't like it, then leave". The radical muslims complain of being victimised and Islamophobia, but they take no steps to build bridges of acceptance and tolerance. I still struggle to understand how performing acts of terror is going to convince the British public to leave the countries where our forces operate. Surely these radicals would be more effective in going to these countries and fighting alongside their 'brothers', rather than committing cowardly acts of terror.
      • franc o'file 8 months ago
        Well said, Tony, there are good and bad in all races and it's high time we rid ourselves of the scumbags who come here, not to share our wonderful land, but to try to destroy it!
      • englishman 8 months ago
        nicely put matey, just think there wouldnt be islamaphobia if it wernt for these radical scumbags!
      • Bulldog 8 months ago
        If you read the article it said they went to Pakistan so they did actually leave Britain. They came back to extend their visas...!
    • STU  •  8 months ago
      Compensation, compensation, compensation. That is what these men will get once their legal aid barristers get going on their appeals.
      • Its me 8 months ago
        Tax payer paid barristers to enable them to grab more of our money.
      • John B 8 months ago
        These legal aid lawyers are traitors. They deserve the same end as terrorists.
      • DeLarge 8 months ago
        Really? So without legal aid lawyers how will we process all the cases involving poor white people who are tearing chunks out of each other every day of the week? What about in Lancashire where a white man is nine times more likely to get arrested for a sex crime than an asian? (source: police data for last available year). Oh, sorry.. Were you buying all that Muslamic ray gun krap?
    • u  •  8 months ago
      I am from Pakistan. I can not understand how these nut can commit something bad like this. The country that have given them the identity. If they are found to be guilty THEY should be given severe punishment. They are just bringing bad name to Pakistan. They are not good to Britain, Pakistan or world. Hopefully they will learn their lesson. I agree 100% with Imran Khan that British Govt PLEASE stop giving aid to Pakistan and let us stand on our feet as the is keep coming back to Britain instead of being spent on poor folks through corrupt politicians.
      • Richard 8 months ago
        In the Holy Koran is writen: Allah has the power to do all that He wills. Is that why thousands, if not more, Pakistanis are affected by the floods in that country? Most, if not all, suicide bombers are Pakistani. The Lord works in mysterious ways.
      • nick 8 months ago
        @ richard come on m8 dont take the piss. Allah didn't cause the floods rain did!!!
        and he isn't condoning these people, oh and U if you people dont want our money tell cameron not to give it to you we could do with that money to reduce our deficit repayment our country is broke and yet will still give to help others
      • Honk 8 months ago
        U, a great comment.
    • MALCOLM  •  8 months ago
      Any none British subject found guilty of any offence should be deported automatically without recourse toany form of appeal or the Freedom of Rights Act.
    • charlize  •  8 months ago
      The problem, as I see it, is that the REAL British people are doing lots of complaining but they are doing nothing. When I talk to people abroad, they are amazed at the so-called tolerance of the UK, which is fast looking like weakness to be exploited by all and sundry. We do not tolerate these people, we do not tolerate the changes that are being forced upon our culture to accommodate them yet we whinge and hope that someone in authority will make it all better.

      That's not going to happen.

      The only way is for good, honest people to take to the streets to protest or to write to their MPs. It is so unfortunate that standing up for your country has been hijacked by a lot of racist thugs and, rightly so, most people do not want to be identified with them.

      If ethnic minorities can take to the streets, then so can we.
    • Steve  •  8 months ago
      Should be charged with treason if they hold a legitimate British passport. Then shoot them.
    • Eviscerator  •  8 months ago
      Its a picture that nobody wants to paint!-I bet the office of national statistics have been banned from disclosing how many of these are on the benefits payroll, how many win their benefits appeals and how many actually are 'indigenous' to the uk. Same with the recent riots-lets see the published results of who has been convicted etc. thread to needle?
      The 'picture' then might be on its way to a finished product.....and a politician who can take action!
      Lets see the 'pie chart' on the news!
    • David  •  8 months ago
      The Criminal Justice Act 1990 removed the death penalty for treason, setting the punishment at life imprisonment, with parole in not less than forty years. A person who commits treason is known in law as a traitor.

      I would call anyone who makes bombs intended to kill other citizens a traitor.

      Perhaps we should be calling for a change in the law to bring back the death penalty but there again, as many of these people are prepared or even wish to die when they commit these acts, I doubt that the prospect of the death penalty will be a deterrent. In fact, to execute them risks them being seen as martyrs.

      We are in a really serious dilemma here and I don't know how we can resolve this issue.
    • anon  •  8 months ago
      if we go to their country commit a crime we are punished by them, if they come here commit a crime they get away with it and we are called racists, come on wake up and smell the coffee, why do they come here if they are commiting crimes our once beautiful country being ruined by immigrants deport them they have got away with it for too long
    • scott  •  8 months ago
      This will come to an end eventually. Time to get down the rifle range and refresh what I learnt in the army!
    • Mark  •  8 months ago
      So those 50+ people on the tube in London were blown to peices by a 'fake bomb' were they? The plot to blow up 10 airliners containing 1000s of people was all fabricated? Where are the Muslims marching with placards saying 'Not in My Name'! That what I want to know.
    • John Gant  •  8 months ago
      Do not lose sight of a job well done by our security services. In the meantime the terrorist compatriots in Afghanistan continue to tie down our resources of manpower and brain power, leaving depleted resouces in UK. Get our lads out of Afghanistan and spend the money on counter-terrorism here - where the hidden terrorists are!!
    • Juno  •  8 months ago
      Let them in, give them benefits let them stay and raise their children decently............Then they kill you.
    • Gheng  •  8 months ago
      One hopes your going cut there families benefits after all arent terrorists worse than rioters
    • nick  •  8 months ago
      FFS this kind of #$%$ really grinds my gears, How can people come to this country reek all the benefits from living in Britain housing, freedom and the right to practise any religion. This amazing country ours has got to be the 1 of most ethnically diverse nations there are too many good things to say about England, and then you get prick like these who plan to mass murder or maim innocent people and what makes it worse (it doesn't say in the article)some of them could on been born here. That might be a good thing though extraditing them would just mean they'll hook up with family in pakistan or wherever at least being British means they can rot in prison(but that wont happen as that guy got released after 4 years 4 something similar). personally i think we should dress them as u.s marines and drop them hellmand foot hills with a sign around their necks saying muhammad sucks #$%$ that should sort them out quickly i think
    • royal  •  8 months ago
      It is time to demand in loud and clear voice that HUMAN RIGHT GROUPS start talking about HUMAN DUTY too. Free society can not allow its own laws to destroy itself and the freedom of the world. Talk the truth. Learn to call a spade a spade. Also search each HUMAN RIGHT GROUPS and their chiefs and the sources and amount of money they get. Enough is enough. If a religion is a RELIGION OF PEACE then how can it proffess mass murders under different pretexts ? Dont hijack a religion and dont tarnish its image.
    • Richard  •  8 months ago
      Don't care if you christian, muslim, buddist, or some general nutcase.

      You want to be suicide bomb ? OK, let televise you in the middle of nowhere with TNT strapped to you blowing yourself up - after all that's what you want to do, that's what we will provide for you to do.

      Bet the ****ers would claim human rights then ! Funny how human right only seem to be appropriate to terrorist !!
    • Cheryl  •  8 months ago
      We allow these people into our country, give them a house and benefits and then they repay us by trying to kill us. No doubt they have said they are prepared to die for their country, well kill the inhuman muppets and lets not waste any more money by putting them on trial!