Earl has been charged under the National Security Act 2003 (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
A British man has been charged with plotting arson attacks on Ukraine-linked businesses in London after allegedly being recruited as a Russian spy.
David Earl, 20, is accused of being the mastermind behind a huge fire on an industrial estate in Leyton, east London, on March 20.
Four other men – Paul English, Nil Mensah, Jake Reeves and Dmitrijus Paulauska – have also been charged in connection with the case.
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