Cardiff man Samata Ullah charged with terrorism offences
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There was police activity in the Grangetown and Riverside areas of Cardiff but Metropolitan Police refused to confirm if it was linked to the arrest
A 33-year-old man from Cardiff has been charged with six terrorism offences.
Samata Ullah was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service Counter Terrorism Command in a street in the city on 22 September.
The six charges include being a member of a proscribed organisation (so-called Isis), terrorist training, and directing terrorism between 1 December, 2015 and 22 September, 2016.
He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
Metropolitan Police said the arrest was "pre-planned" and supported by the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit.