Whitehall terror suspect Khalid Mohammed Omar Ali charged with preparing acts of terrorism

Suspect: A man aged 27 was detained by police.
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A terror suspect arrested outside Whitehall has been charged, including allegedly having “explosive substances” in Afghanistan.

Khalid Mohammed Omar Ali, 27, was arrested just yards from Parliament on Thursday, April 27 after being stopped by officers outside Whitehall.

He has been charged with the intention of committing acts of terrorism as well as two alleged offences in Afghanistan in 2012.

He is accused of unlawfully and maliciously having made or had a quantity of “explosive substances” while in the middle-eastern country on two separate occasions.

Arrest: Armed police arrested Khalid Mohammed Omar Ali in a stop and search 
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The first allegedly took place in January and the second in July.

Mr Mohammed is believed to be a British national from Tottenham, north London, who was born overseas.

He was “tackled” by armed police officers following a stop and search carried out as part of an "ongoing operation".

Mr Mohammed will appear on remand at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 10 May.

The incident came just weeks after terrorist Khalid Masood stabbed and killed Pc Keith Palmer during a terror rampage in Westminster, an attack that killed five people.

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