British student tried on Syria terror charge

A 20-year-old student appeared in an English court on Tuesday charged with aiding terrorism in Syria.

Mouloud Tahari is the third person charged in the investigation alongside his mother and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg.

All three were arrested last week in England’s second city of Birmingham.

Tahari spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth when he appeared at  a London court.

He was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey central criminal court on March 14 with his mother, Gerrie Tahari, and Begg, who were charged over the weekend.

Begg, who spent three years at the US detention camp in Cuba before being released without charge in 2005, is accused of providing terror training and funding terror abroad.

Tahari and his mother are accused of being involved in a terrorist funding arrangement.

A growing number of young people from European countries are facing legal charges over going to join terrorist groups in Syria.

Britain too has seen a major increase in Syria-related arrests in recent months.

Eight men aged between 29 and 43 have also been arrested for funding terrorist groups in Syria.

Source: Agencies

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