Washington teenager charged with right-wing terror attack plan

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Image caption, Luke Aaron Skelton is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday

A teenager has been charged with planning an extreme right-wing terrorist attack.

Luke Aaron Skelton, 18, from Washington, Sunderland, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

Counter Terrorism Policing North East said it had charged him with preparing an act of terrorism

Mr Skelton was arrested as part of a pre-planned operation against "extreme right-wing terrorism", police said.

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