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WOMEN FACE TRIAL

First all-female terror gang told they will go on trial accused of plotting Westminster knife rampage

Rizlaine Boular, 21 – who was shot by cops during a raid last month – appeared alongside her mum Mina Dich, 43, and their pal Khawla Barghouthi, 20

Three women, including a mum and daughter, accused of forming the UK's first all-female terror gang were told yesterday they will stand trial in November.

Rizlaine Boular, 21 – who was shot by cops during a raid last month – appeared at the Old Bailey alongside her mum Mina Dich, 43, and their pal Khawla Barghouthi, 20.

Court artist sketch of Mina Dich, 43, Rizlaine Boular, 21, and Khawla Barghouthi, 20
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A court artist's sketch from an earlier appearance of Mina Dich, Rizlaine Boular, and Khawla Barghouthi, 20Credit: PA:Press Association

They are accused of plotting a Westminster knife rampage.

Boular was shot four times when armed cops stormed Barghouthi's home in Willesden, North London, and still has two bullets lodged in her stomach.

Boular and her mum both wore full-face veils when they appeared via video link from prison.

 Rizlaine Boular, 21, top, appeared via video link with her mother Mina Dich, 43, below, pictured with two females who are not suspects
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Rizlaine Boular, 21, top, appeared via video link with her mother Mina Dich, 43, below, pictured with two females who are not suspects

Barghouthi appeared in a traditional hijab covering her hair.

All three waved to confirm their identities instead of speaking.

Judge Timothy Holroydy asked Dich to adjust her veil so he could at least see her eyes during the 30-minute hearing.

A prison guard was also asked to verify their identities.

He said: "I can confirm the three ladies are who they are sir."

All three are accused of conspiring to murder "a person or persons unknown" between April 11 and April 28 2017.

Boular is also charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts between the same dates, while Dich and Barghouthi are charged with intending to assist her.

A plea and case management hearing is scheduled for October before the three to four-week trial starts on November 20.

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