Three Irishmen were extradited from Slovakia to Britain yesterday and charged with terrorist offences.
Mr Fintan Paul O'Farrell (35), Mr Declan John Rafferty (41) and Mr Michael Christopher McDonald (44) are due to appear in court this morning in London, a Scotland Yard spokeswoman said last night.
Each faces three counts under Britain's Terrorism Act, 2000, and two counts under the Criminal Law Act, 1977. All three are from Co Louth.
They were arrested by Slovak police, acting on behalf of Scotland Yard's Anti-Terrorist Branch, on July 5th.
Britain has an extradition agreement with Slovakia which allowed for the three men to be transferred yesterday.
They are being held at a central London police station and are due to appear at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court this morning.