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Man arrested at Heathrow charged with terrorism offences

Thursday, 6 July 20173 min read

A suspected terrorist who was arrested at Heathrow Airport in January has been charged.

Tadesse Kersmo, from north London, was detained under the Terrorism Act.

Scotland Yard confirmed the 51-year-old has since been charged with eight counts of possessing ‘articles containing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism’.

He was also charged with attending a place used for the training of terrorists. He was due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.