Terror accused in court

An alleged Islamist terrorist has appeared in court accused of a plot to bomb the gates of Downing Street and assassinate British Prime Minister Theresa May. Naa’imur Rahman, 20, is accused of planning to detonate a homemade explosive device before storming No 10 armed with a knife and suicide vest. He has been charged with preparing acts of terrorism, and appeared at Westminster magistrates’ court yesterday alongside Mohammed Imran, 21, who is accused of trying to join Islamic State. Rahman, of Finchley, north London, is also charged with assisting Imran in planning terrorism. Imran, from the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham, is charged in relation to his alleged intention to join Isis in Libya.