0h 7min, jul 15, 2026 y - Boy Charged over Mosque Terrorism Plan

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A 14-year-old boy has been charged with a terrorism offence after police discovered an alleged plan to target two London mosques that was linked to "extreme right-wing terrorism".

The child was initially arrested at an address in south London on suspicion of criminal damage to a vehicle, but officers found "a number of documents of concern", the Metropolitan Police said.

He is accused of planning to target the two places of worship in Sutton and has been remanded in custody.

He is due at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with preparation of terrorist acts on or before 9 July, and racially aggravated damage to property, the force said.

Det Ch Supt Nick Blackburn, in charge of local policing for the south London area, said: "These charges come just days after 12 people were arrested for a suspected threat to an Islamic festival in Suffolk and a man was arrested for an alleged assault outside a mosque in Leyton."

He added: "We should not underestimate the cumulative impact of incidents of this nature on the Muslim community."

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