Serving British Army member, 21, charged with terror offence

Police at the scene of security alert in Lenadoon. Pic: Pacemaker
The 21-year-old was charged in relation to two incidents. Credit: PA

A 21-year-old serving member of the British Army has been charged with a terror offence, the Metropolitan Police said.

Daniel Abed Khalif, of Beaconside, Stafford, was charged on Friday over two incidents in August 2021 and January of this year.

He is accused of attempting to “elicit information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism”, at Beaconside, Stafford, on August 2 2021.

He has also been charged with placing an article “with the intention of inducing in another a belief that the said article was likely to explode or ignite and thereby cause personal injury or damage to property” at Beaconside, Stafford, on or before January 2 of this year.

Khalif is in police custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.

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