Suspected terrorist accused of planning knife attack

A man accused of planning to carry out a terror attack armed with a knife appeared in court today. Ummariyat Mirza, 21, is accused of buying a blade and conducting research to carry out a deadly assault. He is also charged with possessing the bomb-making guide the Anarchist Cookbook and an extremist document called the Mujahideen Poisons handbook. Bearded and wearing a grey tracksuit, he spoke only to confirm his name and address. Mirza was arrested by counter-terror police in…