Lancashire teenager charged with terror offences
Muhammed Billal, 18, was arrested in Nelson
A teenager has been arrested and charged with preparing terrorist acts, Greater Manchester Police said.
Muhammad Billal, 18, was arrested at an address in Nelson, Lancashire, on Tuesday with support from Lancashire Constabulary.
He was charged with two counts of preparation to commit terrorist acts and four counts of collecting information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.
Greater Manchester Police said the charges relate to an investigation being conducted by Counter Terrorism Policing North West.
Billal appeared in Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning and was remanded into custody to appear at the same court on February 19th. Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.