A TEENAGER was found with chemicals intended for terrorist crimes, a court was told.

The 17-year-old from Dewsbury had quantities of chemicals potassium nitrate and calcium chloride, which he allegedly planned to use for terrorism, magistrates were told.

He was also accused of possessing information useful for terrorism – the Anarchist’s Cookbook, stored on his computer in his bedroom.

This is an offence under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Both took place between June 2006 and last Thursday.

The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was one of two people yesterday to appear before City of Westminster Magistrates in London.

He was flanked by two security guards in the dock and spoke only to confirm his personal details during the short hearing.

The judge adjourned the case until next Thursday .

The defendant indicated that he would attend court in person.

The teenager was remanded back into custody.

The court also heard unconnected charges involving a man accused of militancy in Pakistan and other terrorist offences.

Raingzieb Ahmed, 32, was remanded in custody during a brief hearing.

Ahmed, formerly of Fallowfield, Manchester, is charged with three offences under the Terrorism Act 2000.

He was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Tuesday after arriving back from Pakistan, where he was being held in custody.

The court heard he no longer has a fixed address in the UK after being held in Pakistan for more than a year.

District Judge Timothy Workman remanded Ahmed in custody. He will next appear at the Old Bailey via video link on October 5.

Ahmed spoke only to confirm his name and age during the five-minute hearing.

He is charged with directing the activities of an unnamed terrorist organisation between April 2004 and August 2006;

Possessing material for terrorism purposes during the same period, namely three books;

and possessing a rucksack containing traces of explosives believed by police to be connected to terrorism.

This third offence allegedly took place between January 1, 2006 and January 24, 2007.