A man arrested outside Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace residence for allegedly attacking police with a sword appeared in a London court on Thursday charged with a terror offence. Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 26, appeared at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court wearing grey track top and bottoms, speaking to confirm his name, age and address.
He is accused of "engaging in conduct in preparation for giving effect to his intention to commit an act or acts of terrorism", Scotland Yard said in a statement. Chowdhury, from Luton, north of London, was arrested outside the palace gates on Friday. Three police officers suffered minor injuries after he allegedly drove a blue Toyota Prius car at officers outside Buckingham Palace and then reached for a four-foot (1.2-metre) long sword.