Chemical weapons suspect in court

The man's arrest followed the police raid on a mosque

A man charged with conspiring to develop or produce chemical weapons has appeared before magistrates in London.

Mouloud Bouhrama, 31, also known as Mohammed, from Enfield in north London, was at Bow Street Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

He is charged with conspiring with a 17-year-old youth and four others, to develop or produce a chemical weapon between 1 January last year and 22 January this year.

The hearing lasted 15 minutes and he spoke only to confirm his name and address and his date of birth.

Mosque closed

Listening through an interpreter, Mr Bouhrama heard his charge read to the court.

He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 5 February.

He was charged under the Criminal Law Act 1977.

Mr Bouhrama was arrested in north east London under the Terrorism Act 2000 on 22 January, two days after police searched Finsbury Park Mosque and adjacent buildings.

'Immigration offences'

Seven people were arrested during the raid on 20 January, and one of them, Samir Asli has been charged with possessing articles for terrorist purposes.

Four of the seven men are being dealt with by the Immigration Service.

Another man was bailed to return pending police inquiries about possession of a CS canister.

He was also referred to the authorities with regards alleged immigration offences.

The seventh arrested man was released without charge.

Trustees of the mosque say it will remain closed for at least three months following the raid.

Mr Bouhrama is charged with conspiring with a 17-year-old youth as well as Samir Feddag, 26, Mouloud Feddag, 18, Mustapha Taleb, 33, Nasreddine Fekhadji, 36, who were arrested in north east London on 5 January.

They were charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Chemical Weapons Act 1996.