(Yorkshire Evening Post) A 15-year-old Leeds boy has appeared in court accused of buying knives and parts for an improvised explosive device to be used in a suicide bombing.
The teenager spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address during his brief appearance by video-link before chief magistrate Paul Goldspring sitting at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
The youth’s solicitor, seated beside him, entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
The boy was charged on Thursday after being arrested on March 12 as part of what police described as a “pre-planned, intelligence-led operation.”
He is charged with engaging in the preparation of terrorist acts, contrary to Section 5(1) of the Terrorism Act 2006.
