London – An Indian doctor arrested the same day his brother allegedly drove a Jeep into Glasgow’s main airport was charged Saturday with a terrorism offense in Britain. A distant cousin in Australia was also charged in the failed attacks in London and Glasgow.
Sabeel Ahmed of Liverpool became the third person to face charges in the alleged plot. He was charged with withholding information that could prevent an act of terrorism, police said. Ahmed is to appear in court in London on Monday.
Meanwhile, police said Saturday that they had closed at least 14 supermarkets across Britain after a series of threats. But they said the incidents were not believed to be terror-related.
Ahmed, 26, was arrested June 30 in Liverpool and is the brother of Kafeel Ahmed, who is believed to have set himself ablaze after crashing into the airport and is in a Scottish hospital with critical burns. Kafeel Ahmed has not been charged.
Muhammad Haneef, 27, a distant cousin who once shared a house with the brothers in Britain, was charged Saturday in Brisbane, Australia, with supporting a terrorist group. Bilal Abdullah, a 27-year-old doctor, was charged last week by British police with conspiring to set off explosions.
Two cars packed with gas cylinders and nails were discovered June 29 in London. The next day, the flaming Jeep Cherokee, loaded with gas canisters and gasoline, smashed into barriers at the Glasgow airport’s main terminal.
