Man remanded over terror charges

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Raingzieb Ahmed, 32, was remanded in custody during a brief hearing at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London. Ahmed, formerly of Fallowfield, Manchester, is charged with three offences under the Terrorism Act 2000.

He was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Tuesday after arriving back from Pakistan where he was being held in custody.

The court heard he no longer has a fixed address in the UK after being held in Pakistan for more than a year.

District Judge Timothy Workman remanded Ahmed in custody. He will next appear at the Old Bailey via video link on October 5.

Ahmed, who wore a long-sleeved blue sweater and black trousers, spoke only to confirm his name and age during the five-minute hearing.

The first charge he faces is that he directed the activities of an unnamed terrorist organisation between April 2004 and August 2006.

He is also charged with possessing material for terrorism purposes during the same period, namely three books.

The final charge is that he possessed a rucksack containing traces of explosives in circumstances that led police to believe that it was connected to terrorism.

This third offence allegedly took place between January 1, 2006 and January 24, 2007.