A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court accused of a plot to bomb Downing Street security gates and then kill Theresa May.<\/p>\n
Appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman, 20, from north London, indicated that he would plead not guilty to the charge.<\/p>\n
A second man, Mohammed Aqib Imran, 21, of Birmingham, also appeared, accused of the preparation of terrorist acts.<\/p>\n
Both men were remanded and will appear at London’s Old Bailey on 20 December.<\/p>\n
In a seven minute hearing, the court heard Mr Rahman, of no fixed abode, “planned to detonate” a bomb at Downing Street gates and in the ensuing chaos, try to kill the prime minister.<\/p>\n
He is charged with the preparation of terrorist acts and is also charged with assisting another man to prepare separate acts of terrorism.<\/p>\n
Mr Imran, 21, who also indicated he would plead guilty to the charges, is accused of allegedly planning to travel overseas.<\/p>\n
The men were both arrested on 28 November.<\/p>\n
The court appearances comes a day after a security review said it was “conceivable” that the Manchester Arena bombing in May, in which 22 people were killed, could have been prevented.<\/p>\n
But MI5 chief Andrew Parker told Mrs May and the Cabinet on Tuesday that about nine alleged Islamist terror plots have been foiled since March.<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"