Boy, 17, charged with terrorism offences
A 17-year-old boy from east London has been charged with terrorism offences.
The teenager was charged on Tuesday with one count of dissemination of terrorist material and two counts of encouraging or enabling another to commit an offence.
He was arrested by the Met Police Counter Terrorism Command in the early hours on October 25 2017 and was detained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE).
He has been bailed to appear at Westminster Youth Court on Thursday, January 25.
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