British Airways employee faces terrorism charges
A British Airways employee accused of funding terrorism and planning suicide bombings — including his own — appeared in court Thursday.
Prosecutor Colin Gibb called the suspect, Rajib Karim, “a very dangerous individual, facing very serious offenses and likely to face a serious term of imprisonment.”
Authorities said Karim — who was born in Bangladesh and is now a British citizen — collected money in Britain and sent it to Yemen and Bangladesh to fund terrorist activities.
British authorities believe he had significant success in financing terrorist operations, security sources with knowledge of the case told CNN.
He volunteered to recruit suicide bombers and to be one himself, prosecutors said in court. He said he would go to Yemen or Pakistan for training, they charged.
Karim, 30, is charged with two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts and fundraising for the purpose of terrorism, London’s Metropolitan Police Service said Wednesday. He appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
Karim, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is an information technology developer for British Airways, authorities have said.
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British Airways employee faces terrorism charges
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