Man charged under Official Secrets Act with possessing explosives

A 23-year-old man who was arrested under Britain's Official Secrets Act was charged on Saturday with possessing explosives, police said.

Risk analyst Peter Stephen Hill was taken into custody in Leeds on Wednesday. He will appear before magistrates in Leeds on Monday, and officials said the explosives allegation did not appear to involve a suspected terrorist activity.

Police could not confirm a report on the front page of The Sunday Telegraph saying that Hill, a former British soldier, also was arrested on suspicion of spying for the Russian intelligence services. The paper said he was detained under the Official Secrets Act for allegedly …