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Man, 23, charged with terrorism offences including membership of IS

He has been charged with one count of possession of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, and four counts of dissemination of a terrorist publication

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Westminster Magistrates Court building in London, UK.
Westminster Magistrates Court building in London, UK. Picture: Alamy

By Rebecca Henrys

A 23-year-old man has been charged with being a member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group.

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Abdullah Yousef, of Galapagos Grove, in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, was arrested on December 16 and was charged on Monday with a string of terrorism offences.

Yousef, who is of Middle Eastern descent, has been charged with one count of membership of a proscribed organisation, namely IS.

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He has also been charged with one count of possession of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, and four counts of dissemination of a terrorist publication.

Yousef, who was charged by officers from Counter Terrorism Policing South East, has been remanded in custody and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, December 23.