EDL terror plot accused trial begins

Six men will today stand trial accused of planning a terrorist attack on a far-right demonstration in Dewsbury.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Apr 2013, 11:07 BST
The English Defence League is hosted a national demonstration in Dewsbury.The English Defence League is hosted a national demonstration in Dewsbury.
The English Defence League is hosted a national demonstration in Dewsbury.

The men from Birmingham are accused of preparing acts of terrorism between May 1 and July 4 last year.

Their alleged target was an English Defence League demonstration in the town centre on June 30.

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Jewel Uddin, 27, Omar Mohammed Khan, 28, Mohammed Hasseen, 23, Anzal Hussain, 24, Mohammed Saud, 22, and Zohaib Ahmed, 22, deny the charges.

The trial begins at Woolwich Crown Court this morning (Friday).

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