Boy from Birmingham charged with terrorism offences

A teenage boy has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences.

He has been charged with possessing and disseminating information useful to a terrorist, inviting support for a banned organisation and claiming to belong to a proscribed organisation.

West Midlands Police said the 16-year-old, from Birmingham, was arrested at London Stansted Airport on 9 September.

The teenager appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Friday.

He has been released on bail ahead of an appearance at court next week, the force said.

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