A 17-year-old girl has appeared in court accused of plotting a terror attack in the UK.

The teenager is alleged to have married an Islamic State fighter based in Syria, and arranged to receive hand grenades and a firearm so she could conduct the attack.

She is also accused of receiving instructions on how to use the weapons, and allegedly asked for help in carrying out the plot.

Westminster Magistrates' Court was told that she married the IS militant in September 2016 over Skype.

The girl, who is from London and cannot be named for legal reasons, had planned to travel to Syria in August 2016 - but her plan was thwarted.


Her lawyer Vajahat Sharif has indicated that the teenager would plead not guilty to the terror offences she has been charged with.

Wearing a tracksuit, with her hair in a long ponytail, she only spoke to confirm her name and age.

She has been remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 11 August, when she will also attend a hearing in relation to another terror offence she was previously charged with.

The latest charge follows an investigation by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command.