Three men charged with terror offenses in Britain

UK: Three British men questioned about an online threat to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown have been charged with a range of terror offenses, police said Thursday.

One of the men, 22-year-old Ishaq Kanmi, is accused of soliciting murder, being a member or "professing to belong" to al-Qaida, and distributing terrorist publications, Lancashire Constabulary said in a statement.

Abbas Iqbal, 23, has been charged with distributing terrorist publications, police said, adding that his 21-year-old brother, Ilya, is accused of possessing an item suspected of being useful for the preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.

LONDON, Friday, AP