Britain: A Muslim teenager has appeared in court charged with making offensive comments on Facebook about the deaths of six British soldiers

Azhar Ahmed, 19, has been accused of committing an offense under the Communications Act of sending a grossly offensive message. Ahmed is posted the insulting Facebook message on his profile page on March 8, 2012 - two days after the soldiers were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan. The six men were killed in the deadliest single attack on British forces in Afghanistan since 2001. The soldiers who died - five of them aged between 19 and 21 - were killed when their Warrior armoured vehicle was blown up by a massive improvised explosive device. Ahmed walked into court wearing a cap and with a white woollen hoodie pulled up over his head. Ahmed, of Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, has been released on bail. Around 20-30 protesters appeared at Huddersfield Magistrates Court for the hearing and packed out the public gallery. At an earlier court appearance around 50 protesters staged a noisy demonstration with placards calling for those who insult British armed forces to be jailed.