Three men arrested last month have been charged under the Terrorism Act, Scotland Yard has said. Waseem Mughal, of Kent, and Younis Tsouli, of London, both 22, have been charged with conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion. Tariq al-Daour, 19, of Paddington, London, was charged with fundraising offences under the Terrorism Act. They were arrested on 21 and 22 October and will appear at Bow Street magistrates court on Friday. The Metropolitan police said there were a total of 21 charges, with Mr Mughal facing 10 and Mr Tsouli eight. Among his charges Mr Mughal is accused of having in the bedroom of his Chatham home a DVD entitled "Martyrdom Operations Vest...for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism". He was also accused of having two pieces of paper in his bedroom - one with the words "in Arabic Welcome to Jihad" and the other "Hospital = attack". A recipe for rocket propellant and guidance on causing an explosion was also allegedly found in his bedroom. The other charges relate to conspiring with Mr Tsouli "and others... to murder a person unknown".
Mr Tsouli, from Shepherd's Bush, was allegedly found to have a video slides film on a computer hard drive showing how to make a car bomb. He was also found to have a video slides film showing a number of places in Washington DC. Mr Tsouli and Mr Mughal are accused of conspiring together to create a public nuisance by causing explosions. All three face charges of dishonestly obtaining property from credit cards belonging to others. Mr al-Daour is also accused of receiving money or other property that he knew might be used for the purposes of terrorism.
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