A teenager has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of having information about setting wildfires for "terrorist purposes".

Muhammad Zakir Arif, 19, from Bury , Greater Manchester, is charged with four offences of possessing a record containing information useful to terrorism on dates between April 21 2023 and January 15 2024.

Titles included Guide to Set Wildfire and Destroy by Fire , You Must Fight them O Muwahhid , and Just Terror Tactics – Arson Attacks .

Arif is also accused of having two mobile phones at Forest Bank prison in Manchester without lawful authority and transmitting a voice call on May 20 2024.

On Friday, he appeared at the Old Bailey by video-link from HMP Forest Bank and spoke only to confirm his identity.

Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb ordered the case to be h

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