Kimberley Miners: Former model who converted to Islam arrested on terror charges

Kimberly Miners converted to Islam after the death of her father

A woman, presumed to be Kimberly Miners, posted to one of the accounts with links to extremist sympathisers (Facebook)

A former model with suspected links to Isis members and sympathisers has been arrested by anti-terror officers.

Kimberly Miners, 27, from Bradford, is a former model, but converted to Islam after the death of her father in 2010 and began wearing conservative Muslim clothes.

On Friday, she was detained and questioned on suspicion of possessing material likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, The Sunday Times reported. She was released the following day.

A spokeswoman for the North East Counter Terrorism Unit said: “As part of an ongoing investigation, officers have arrested a 27-year-old woman from Bradford on suspicion of the possession of terrorist material.”

Ms Miners has denied having links to terrorism and supporting violence.

Social media accounts thought to be used by Ms Miners - whose adoptive Muslim name is Aicha – have links to suspected extremists and shared numerous videos depicting scenes of war and bombings.

One video included a video of children being trained by an Isis militant, performing boxing drills and holding weapons.

Photos of a woman, presumed to be Ms Miners, were posted to one account showing her in a full veil which covers her eyes.

In September, fears were raised that Ms Miners was being groomed to become a jihadi bride. In particular, she was thought to be communicating with a suspected Isis recruiter, Abu Usamah Al Britani.

But following the media attention directed towards her, it is thought she had been directed towards an anti-radicalisation scheme.

She had said: “I've gone from glamour model to something completely different. But that again makes me wonder.

"You don't get shit for wearing nowt, but the second you start wearing [Islamic attire] you get accused [of extremism] and stuff."