Five charged over kidnap attempt on Muslim British soldier

A MAN appeared in a London court yesterday charged with planning to kidnap and kill a member of the armed forces in a plot apparently aimed at Muslims who had served with British troops in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Parviz Khan, 36, was accused of “engaging in conduct to give effect to his intention to kidnap and kill a member of the armed forces”.

He was one of five to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court in central London charged with various terrorism-related offences.