Three men from Lancashire quizzed about an alleged threat to kill the Prime Minister have been charged with terror offences.
Ishaq Kanmi, 22, of Cromwell Street in Blackburn, has been charged with soliciting murder, belonging or professing to belong to Al Qaeda, disseminating terrorist material and inviting support for a proscribed organisation.
Abbas Iqbal, 23, of Percival Street, Blackburn, was charged with possessing an article which could be used for terrorist purposes and disseminating terrorist material.
Ilyas Iqbal, 21, also of Percival Street, Blackburn, was charged with possessing an article which could be used for terrorist purposes and recording information which could be useful to terrorists.
The men were arrested at Manchester Airport and in Accrington in a joint operation between Lancashire police and Greater Manchester Counter Terrorism Unit.
They are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday.
A fourth man, arrested in Blackburn on Tuesday morning, and a fifth man arrested in Derby the same day, remain in custody.
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