British man linked to 'White Widow' charged with directing Somalian terror group

A British man accused of being an associate of the 7/7 "White Widow" Samantha Lewthwaite has been charged with being linked to an Islamist terror group based in Somalia.

Jermaine Grant, 43, has been charged with directing the activities of Al-Shabaab between December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2010.

He was also charged with three counts of attending an Al-Shabaab commando training camp in Kismayu in Somalia, contrary to Section 8 of the Terrorism Act 2006 and two counts of possession of an article (AK47) for terrorist purposes, contrary to Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

The charges follow an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London.

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He is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court this morning.

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