A 28-YEAR-OLD terror suspect has appeared in court via a video link.

Ahmed Sulieman, of Walpole Place, Woolwich, spoke via the link from Belmarsh Prison only to confirm his name at an Old Bailey preliminary hearing, on August 25.

Sulieman was arrested on June 6 as part of a joint investigation by West Yorkshire Police and Metropolitan Police.

He is charged with one count of possessing computer equipment for use in the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Sulieman will next appear at the Old Bailey to enter a plea on December 8.

He did not apply for bail.