A MAN arrested after a series of anti-terror raids in Bolton will appear in court in Manchester in February..

Omar Altimimi, aged 37, is charged with four offences under the Terrorism Act 2000, which relate to allegedly possessing articles and collecting information for terrorist purposes. Altimimi, of Landsowne Road, Bolton, is further charged with one offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

Another man, Yusuf Abdullah, aged 29, of no fixed address, has been charged with one offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act and one offence under the Theft Act 1968.

They will both appear at Manchester Crown Court on February 8 after their case was transferred from the Old Bailey and have been remanded in custody.

Police arrested the men following raids on eight addresses in Bolton on June 27.