Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 16, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Two men in London charged with Hezbollah membership and terrorism training camps attendance. Police assure no ongoing public threat.
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - British police said on Tuesday they had charged two men with belonging to the banned Iran-backed group Hezbollah and attending terrorism training camps in Lebanon.
The men were arrested at their home addresses in London in April and rearrested last week when they were subsequently charged with a total of nine terrorism offences.
"These arrests and charges follow a painstaking investigation by detectives of Counter Terrorism Policing London, who have worked closely with a number of overseas law enforcement colleagues," said Commander Dominic Murphy, head of London's Counter Terrorism Policing.
"I want to reassure the public that I do not assess there is an ongoing threat to the wider public as a result of the activities of these two individuals."
Annis Makki, 40, is charged with attending a terrorist training camp at the Birket Jabbour airbase in Lebanon in 2021, being involved in the preparation of terrorist acts, being a member of Hezbollah, and expressing support both for Hezbollah and the banned militant group Hamas.
Mohamed Hadi, 33, is also accused of belonging to Hezbollah and attending a training camp in Baffliyeh in south Lebanon in 2015 and at the Birket Jabbour airbase in 2021.
Both men are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' court later on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Sarah Young)
Terrorism financing refers to the act of providing financial support to individuals or groups that engage in terrorism. This can include funding for operations, training, and recruitment.
Financial crime encompasses a range of illegal activities that involve the manipulation of financial systems or assets, including fraud, money laundering, and terrorism financing.
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