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Youth charged under Terrorism Act

A teenager has been charged with offences under the Terrorism Act, police said.

The 17-year-old male, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was charged with two offences after he was arrested at an address in the town on Tuesday September 11, West Yorkshire Police said.

The first charge relates to the possession of material for terrorism purposes, under section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

The second relates to the collection or possession of information useful in the preparation of an act of terrorism, under section 58 of the same Act.

He will appear before Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning.

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