Terror charge woman to face court

9:07am Saturday 1st November 2008

A woman charged with a terror offence is due to appear before magistrates in London.

Houria Chahed Chentouf is charged with possessing a computer memory stick, allegedly for terror-related purposes.

The 40-year-old, of Reynell Drive, Longsight, Manchester, was arrested on October 17 by Greater Manchester Police's Counter Terrorism Unit.

Her arrest came after police searched addresses in Manchester and Holland.

Police said she possessed documents which had prompted an investigation by British and Dutch authorities.

She was charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 with possessing an article which gave rise to suspicions that "the possession was for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism".

She will appear before City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London.