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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Osborne

Aweys Faqey: 37-year-old man charged with preparing acts of terrorism after Stansted Airport arrest

A 37-year-old man has been charged with preparing acts of terrorism after being arrested at Stansted Airport.

Aweys Faqey of north London was charged under the Terrorism Act following his arrest last week.

Faqey was arrested by counter-terror police before boarding a flight to Turkey last Tuesday on suspicion he planned to travel to Syria.

He was taken to a south London police station as authorities searched two residential addresses in north London in connection with the arrest.

Scotland Yard said his arrest had no connection to the Manchester attack.

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday afternoon.

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