Worthing terrorism arrest: young man set to face trial after latest court appearance

A young man charged in connection to Islamist terrorism offences is set to face trial.
By James Butler
Published 16th Mar 2020, 13:43 BST
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On Friday, Zakaria Yanaouri, of Congreve Road, Worthing, appeared at the Old Bailey in London charged with five counts of possessing material likely to be of use to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, contrary to Section 58 of the Terrorism Act (2000).

According to a police spokesman, he entered no plea.

The next hearing has been set for June 22.

Mr Yanaouri was arrested at 5am on Monday, February 24, following a pre-planned, intelligence-led operation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East, a police spokesman said.

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He was charged and appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court where he was remanded in custody.

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