A 14-year-old British boy accused of encouraging a man in Australia to attack a Melbourne Anzac event and carry out a terrorist beheading has been remanded in youth detention.
The teenager - thought to be the youngest person charged with Islamist-related terror offences in the UK - was arrested last weekend in connection with an alleged Anzac Day plot.
He was remanded in custody to youth detention accommodation by District Judge Emma Arbuthnot at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London.
The boy, from Blackburn, Lancashire, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was charged on Thursday with two counts of inciting terrorism overseas.
He is said to have, between March 15 and 26, incited another person to commit an act of terrorism, "namely to carry out an attack at an Anzac parade in Australia with the aim of killing and/or causing serious injury to people".
It is alleged that he encouraged an 18-year-old to target police at an Anzac Day parade in Melbourne.
It is also said that, on March 18, he incited the man to behead a member of the public in Australia.
The boy, dressed in a police-issue grey tracksuit, spoke in a soft voice and stood with his arms folded as he confirmed his name, age and address.
He was flanked by two police officers in the dock while a family member sat in court. The boy will appear at the Old Bailey later on Friday for a preliminary hearing.
The teenager was detained about three weeks ago "following the examination of a number of electronic devices" before being re-arrested on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police said.
Information was subsequently passed to Australian authorities, and last weekend two teenagers were arrested in Australia on suspicion of planning an attack.
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