A terror suspect from east Londonhas appeared in court charged with travelling to Syria and joining al Qaida.
Mohammed Yamin, 25, was arrested on Wednesday and subsequently charged with three offences - engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts, membership of a proscribed organisation, and possession of a gun for a purpose connected with terrorism.
The Metropolitan Police said the charges relate to offences allegedly carried out between April 25 2013 and June 1 2014.
The particulars of the alleged offences include engaging in conduct in preparation for giving effect to his intention, namely the purchase of equipment and clothing; obtaining information about the routes to Syria from the UK, the purchase of a one-way flight ticket to facilitate the journey to Syria and his subsequent travel to Syria.
Yamin appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday morning following his arrest as part of a pre-planned operation.
He was remanded in custody ahead of his next court appearance, at the Old Bailey,  on February 15, Scotland Yard said.
The Met said in a statement: "On January 30, officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command arrested a 25-year-old man as part of a pre-planned operation.
"He was arrested at an address in east London and taken to a south London police station, where he was subsequently charged with the above offences."