Man charged over Gatwick grenade

Posted by click at 12:14 AM in terror

news.bbc.co.uk Monday, 17 February, 2003, 13:28 GMT

Mr Hazil Mohammed was arrested at Gatwick airport

A man arrested at Gatwick Airport allegedly carrying a live grenade in his baggage has been charged with terrorism offences.

He has been named as 37-year-old Rahaman Alan Hazil Mohammed, from Venezuela.

Customs officials stopped him after he flew in to the UK from Caracas on a British Airways jet last Thursday.

Sussex Police then arrested him and he has since been questioned by detectives in London.

Mr Hazil Mohammed will appear before Bow Street magistrates on Monday 17 February.

He faces three charges:-

possession of an article for the purpose of committing a terrorist act, contrary to section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000
possession of an explosive substance with intent to endanger life or damage property, contrary to the same act
carrying a dangerous article on a British registered aircraft, contrary to section 4 of the Aviation Security Act 1982.

Gatwick's north terminal was evacuated and closed for several hours last Thursday after Mr Hazil Mohammed was stopped.