Three men charged with plotting suicide bombing campaign

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Source: The Guardian

Three men from Birmingham who were arrested a week ago as part of a major operation by counter-terrorism police in the Midlands have been charged with plotting a suicide bombing campaign in the UK.

Two of them, Irfan Nasser and Irfan Khalid, aged 30 and 26 and from the Sparkhill and Sparkbrook areas, also face charges of making a martyrdom film, travelling to Pakistan for training in terrorism – including bomb making, weapons and poison making – collecting money for terrorism, and constructing a home-made explosive device.

Ashik Ali, 26, from Balsall Heath, was charged with collecting money for terrorism, stating an intention to be a suicide bomber, and involvement in recruiting others for terrorist acts.

A fourth man, Rahin Ahmed, 25, from Mosely, was charged with assisting others to travel to Pakistan for terrorism training, and investing and managing money for terrorist acts.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/25/three-men-charged-plotting-suicide-campaign