First 21/7 suspect charged
2005-08-03 19:49
London - British police said on Wednesday they had charged a suspect arrested in connection with the attempted July 21 London bombings in the first formal charges to come from a string of arrests following the attack.
Ismael Abdurahman, 23, was charged under Section 38 of the Terrorism Act, Scotland Yard said.
"Between July 23 and July 28 he had information he knew or believed may be of material assistance in securing the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of another person in the UK for an offence involving the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism," the charge said.
The suspect is due to appear before Bow Street magistrates in London on Thursday.
He is not one of the four men whose pictures were released after the abortive bombings.
- AFP