Counter terror officers arrest second teenager in Birmingham

Its part of an ongoing investigation

Author: Claire EmmsPublished 12th Feb 2024

Counter-terrorism officers have charged a second teenager in the West Midlands as part of an ongoing investigation.

Shaan Farooq, aged 18 from Birmingham, was charged on 26 January with one count of possessing terrorism material and three counts of distributing terrorism material.

He is due to appear before Westminster Magistrates Court on 13 February.

Farooq was arrested in August last year alongside Amir El-Harith, aged 19 and from Smethwick, on suspicion of terrorism offences.

El-Harith was charged last August and is awaiting trial in March on three counts of distributing terrorist publications, three offences of encouraging terrorism and one offence of possession of information likely to be useful to someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

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