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Bill McLoughlin

Tower Hamlets: Man charged following incident at east London mosque

A man has been charged following reports of a person armed with a knife at a mosque in east London, the Met Police has said.

Sajjit Miah, 40, of Old Church Road, was charged on January 5 with two counts of possession of an offensive weapon.

Police were called at 12.30pm on January 3, following reports of an incident at a mosque in Ford Square, Tower Hamlets.

There were no injuries following the incident.

Miah was remanded in custody was due to appear at Thames Magistrates Court on Thursday, 5 January.

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