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http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/news/news3.shtml Just one week after our story shook the world... 'Dirty bomb plot' three in the dock By James Orr THREE men appeared in court yesterday accused over an alleged dirty bomb plot following a News of the World investigation. Roque Fernandes, 43, and Abdurahman Kanyare, 52, both of Edgware, north London, and Dominic Martins, 44, of Stanmore, Middlesex, were charged under the Terrorism Act. They are accused of having involvement in a plot to supply dangerous radioactive material to a third party between July 20 and September 25 this year. Silence The three-dressed casually in sweatshirts-spoke only to confirm their names and addresses. They sat in silence and listened attentively as the charges against them were read out during a five-minute hearing at Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court, central London. The court then heard how the defendants had been arrested last week by detectives from the Metropolitan Police Service anti-terrorist branch after allegedly attempting to buy radioactive material. Under Section 17 of the Terrorism Act 2000 they were charged "that they entered into, or became concerned in, an arrangement as a result of which money or other property was made available, or was to be made available to another, and knew or had reasonable cause to suspect, that it will or may be used for the purposes of terrorism". Miss Sue Hemming, prosecuting, alleged: "These three men were involved in an arrangement whereby a substance called red mercury was going to be supplied for the purposes of terrorism." She added that the radioactive material, costing £200,000 to £300,000 per kilo, had "no legitimate use". The three were remanded into custody to appear before Bow Street magistrates on November 1. A police van escorted by an unmarked police car later sped the three away from the court to an undisclosed prison. The charges follow a six-week undercover investigation by our reporter Mazher Mahmood and his team-revealed in last Sunday's News of the World. The scoop sent shockwaves around the world. Posing as a Muslim extremist, he arranged meetings with the suspects, secretly recording their conversations. And unknown to the trio, the News of the World also worked closely with Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist experts. On September 24, a final rendezvous with the suspects was agreed at the Holiday Inn at Brent Cross, north London. Armed But after tipping off Scotland Yard, teams of surveillance officers and armed marksmen surrounded the high-rise building. Then, as the suspects left the building, anti-terrorist cops pounced. And in seconds the stunned men were pinned to the ground at gunpoint and arrested. A fourth man was later arrested at this home in north London. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, head of the Metropolitan Police Service anti-terrorist branch, said: "After consultation with the CPS three men have been charged with offences. "We are grateful to the News of the World newspaper for contacting us with the information that started this investigation." A Scotland Yard source explained: "This is the first time a newspaper investigation has led to terrorism charges being laid." DO you have a story? Call us any day on 020 7782 1001 or email us by clicking here.
