British teen remanded over Aus terror plot

A 14-year-old boy, believed to be the youngest person in the UK to be charged with terror offences, has been remanded to custody for inciting terrorism in Australia. The boy from Blackburn, in the north-west of England, who was arrested earlier this month, appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

The boy is believed to be the youngest person to be charged with terrorism offences in the UK to date. He is accused of inciting another person to carry out an attack at an Anzac Day event with the aim of killing or seriously injuring people.

He is also accused of inciting another person to behead someone in Australia. He was charged after officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit and Lancashire Constabulary executed a search of an address in Blackburn on April 2.