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Former British soldier jailed after sending weapons to Taliban
October 15, 2024 By Faith Matters

Former British soldier jailed after sending weapons to Taliban

A former British soldier who sent night vision and thermal imaging rifle scopes to support terrorist activity by the Taliban in Afghanistan has been jailed. Muhammad Choudhary, 41, sent the items to Pakistan on a number of occasions in 2017 and 2018. He bought 12 thermal imaging rifle scopes from legitimate specialist UK suppliers at […]

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Man appears in court over alleged terror plot to burn bookshop
April 2, 2023 By Faith Matters

Man appears in court over alleged terror plot to burn bookshop

A former British soldier has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of an extreme far-right terrorist plot to burn down a book shop. William Howitt, 26, of West Bridgford, Nottingham, is charged with preparation of terrorist acts. It is alleged that on or before March 14, he “wrote a plan for conducting an arson attack […]

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