Farhad Salah, left, and Andy Star at Westminster magistrates' court in London where they appeared accused of preparing a home-made bomb for a terrorist attack in the UK Elizabeth Cook/PATwo Iraqi men have appeared in court accused of an alleged Isis-inspired plot to set off a remotely controlled bomb in a driverless car. Andy Star, 31, and Farhad Salah, 22, were arrested before Christmas when armed police raided addresses in Sheffield and Chesterfield. Mr Star and Mr Salah appeared yesterday at Westminster magistrates’ court accused of preparation to commit acts of terrorism. The men, who appeared via videolink from Leeds magistrates’ court, are accused of planning to build an improvised explosive device (IED). Thomas Halpin, for the prosecution, said that the men were part of a “joint enterprise” and in the “early stages of planning”.

Source: The Times December 30, 2017 00:03 UTC