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Man appears in court over chemicals found in shed

Kris Holland & PA Media
BBC News, Bedfordshire
Tony Fisher/BBC Police officers and a car outside the house in Caddington Tony Fisher/BBC
The suspicious substances were found at the address in Caddington, near Luton

A man has appeared in court charged with possessing explosive substances and the poison potassium cyanide.

Harry Whittaker, 31, of Caddington, near Luton, Bedfordshire, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London.

The court was told chemicals were found in a shed at his home on 6 May.

Mr Whittaker did not enter any pleas and was remanded in custody.

He is next due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on 18 June.

Mr Whittaker is accused of possessing an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose and possessing a regulated substance without a licence.

Prosecutor Sally-Anne Russell said the the substance was a "regulated poison under the Poisons Act 1972".

Tony Fisher/BBC A large police van outside the house in Caddington Tony Fisher/BBC
Harry Whittaker is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court next month

Bedfordshire Police launched its investigation on 6 May, which was passed to the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command a week later.

Cdr Dominic Murphy, head of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, said earlier that searches of the address in Hyde Road had been completed.

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