Couple remanded on terror charge

A MARRIED couple from Oldham have appeared at the Old Bailey accused of making preparations for terrorism.

Mohammed Sajid Khan (32) and hairdresser Shasta Khan (37), of Foster Street, appeared by videolinks from separate prisons.

Mr Justice Calvert–Smith turned down a bail application by Mrs Khan and remanded the pair in custody to face trial in Manchester at a later date.

The couple were charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism by researching improvised explosive devices on the internet, and purchasing household items which could be used to make them.

They also faced three counts of having a record of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

The offences are said to have been committed between August, 2010, and July this year.