Terror charge slapped on man in Britain attack

London, Aug. 31: A 26year-old man believed to be of Bangladeshi origin was on Thursday charged with a terror offence for injuring three UK police officers days after he was arrested with a four-foot sword outside the Buckingham Palace, Scotland Yard said.

Mohiussunnath Choudhury, from Luton in England, has been charged with engaging in the preparation to commit an act or acts of terrorism on August 25, Scotland Yard said.

“Mohiussunnath Choudhury was charged on Thursday, 31 August with an offence contrary to Section 5(1) of the Terrorism Act 2006 namely, on or before 25 August 2017 engaging in conduct in preparation for giving effect to his intention to commit an act or acts of terrorism,” the Metropolitan Police statement said.

He has been remanded to custody to appear at the Old Bailey Court on September 21.

Choudhury, believed to be of Bangladeshi origin, had been caught with a four-foot sword shouting “Allahhu Akbar” near Queen Elizabeth II’s London residence and

Mohiussunnath Choudhury, from Luton in England, has been charged a terror offence

He has been remanded to custody

Choudhury, believed to be of Bangladeshi origin, was caught with a four-foot sword shouting

Three police officers were injured in the attack

appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

Three police officers had been injured in the course of the attack.

Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism Command had earlier revealed details of the attack, which took place on August 25 when a man stopped his blue Toyota Prius car in a restricted area near a police vehicle on the Mall roundabout near Spur Road.

Officers at the Mall spotted a large bladed weapon in his vehicle and went to arrest him.