Svensk Syrienjihadist gripen på Heathrow

Bherlin Gildo i Sverige, augusti 2013.

Den svenskfilippinske jihadisten Bherlin Gildo (se tidigare blogginlägg), som var i Syrien från hösten 2012 till våren 2013, greps i lördags på flygplatsen Heathrow utanför London.

The Guardian rapporterar:

"Gildo, who was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 27 October, faces three counts, including attending a place used for terrorist training between 31 August 2012 and 1 March 2013, contrary to the Terrorism Act 2006.

He is also charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 with receiving instruction or training in the use of firearms “wholly or partly for purposes connected with commission or preparation of acts of terrorism”.

The 36-year-old is also alleged to have made a record on a laptop at Heathrow of three electronic magazines called Ultimate Guide to USA Army Combat, 39 Ways to Serve and Participate in Jihad, and 44 Ways to Serve and Participate in Jihad, as detailed in the charges before the court.

Gildo is understood to have been arrested by counter-terrorism officers while in transit en route from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Manila, in the Phillippines."

Uppdatering:

Expressen har vittnesmål om Gildo:

"Gildo var aktiv på landsbygden till Aleppo och 'begick brutala' krigshandlingar enligt svenska medborgare som deltog i strid med honom.

– Gildo var jävligt konstig, sa en av de som stred med Gildo."