Man, 24, charged with terror plot to target U.S. military personnel

A man has been charged with planning a terrorist attack on American military personnel in Britain. Junead Ahmed Khan, 24, is suspected of intending to commit acts of terrorism, as well as plotting to travel to Syria alongside his uncle, 22-year-old Shazib Ahmed Khan, to join the group that calls itself Islamic State. It is believed that the target of the alleged terrorist plot was RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, which hosts more than 5,000 US Air Force personnel, as well as 2,000 British military and civilian staff.

It is further alleged that Junead Khan was planning a terrorist attack on US military personnel in the UK and he has been charged with an additional terrorism offence to reflect this.

Deborah Walsh, from the Crown Prosecution Service

Both men have been remanded in custody since their arrest. Police say searches were carried out at two addresses in the Luton area as part of the operation which forms part of an ongoing investigation into Islamist-related terrorism. Deborah Walsh from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “We have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to charge Junead Khan and Shazib Khan with the intention of committing acts of terrorism. A third man in his 30s was also arrested but released without charge on Monday evening.

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