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Choudary in court charged with 'inviting support for Islamic State'

Radical cleric Anjem Choudary is one of two men charged with inviting support for Islamic State, Scotland Yard says.

In a hearing today at Westminster magistrates court, both Choudary and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman were remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey later this month.

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Anjem Choudary protests innocence in court hearing

Anjem Choudary, the radical Muslim preacher, has appeared at Westminster magistrates court charged with encouraging support for the militant Islamist group Islamic State.

During his hearing Choudary, who was charged alongside another man, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, gave a 20-minute speech protesting his innocence.

Rohit Kachroo, ITV News' UK editor, reports:

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