Terror Raids: Woman On Attempted Murder Charge

The woman was charged following a counter terror operation

Tweet Email A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a counter terror operation involving searches at three London addresses.

Kunta Patel, 36, from Stratford, east London, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday to face the charge, which follows an investigation by the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command.

A Scotland Yard team searched two properties in Wyatt Park Road in Streatham Hill, south London, on Saturday, as well as a third property where Ms Patel was arrested.

She was charged on Wednesday night after police were granted a custody extension by magistrates.

Ms Patel and a 19-year-old man were arrested under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, which was part of the then-Labour government's response to the September 11 attacks in New York.

Many of the act's measures do not specifically relate to terrorism.

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Dancer Michael Flatley reveals terror of raiders stealing £200k rhino horn from his home

Michael and his wife were extremely distressed. A notorious traveller gang from Limerick are suspected of carrying out the raid

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A source said: “Michael and his wife were extremely distressed. A notorious traveller gang from Limerick are suspected of carrying out the raid.

“The horn will be worth tens of thousands on the black market.” Illegal dealers can sell rhino horns for up to £300,000 in Asia, where they are prized for their use in Chinese medicine.

No one was hurt in the raid but the family were shaken.

Flatley, who also created the Irish dance show Riverdance, spent £30million restoring 18th century Castlehyde.

A source said: “This is something he never expected.

“He bought the horn as a collector and is devastated. But he is more devastated at his and his family’s life being put at risk.”

Police appealed to the public for information about the raid.

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Terror Suspect Stripped Of British Citizenship

An immigration judge says there is "conclusive evidence" the 41-year-old has a "desire to engage in terrorist activity". 5:03pm UK, Wednesday 13 November 2013

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MI5 warned six years ago of terror escape

By Robert Mendick, and David Barrett

9:00PM GMT 09 Nov 2013

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MI5’s surveillance teams were warned six years ago that terror suspects could evade the security services by wearing a burka, it can be disclosed, in a further intensification of the row over an Islamist extremist on the run.

Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed is one of eight terror suspects on the loose after evading the Home Office’s controversial control regime.

Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, the former independent reviewer of terrorism, urged David Cameron “to take personal charge” and introduce tougher restrictions on the movements of suspects.

Police are hunting for Mohamed more than a week after he fled a mosque in west London, disguised as a woman by wearing a burka after cutting off his electronic tag.

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