FOUR men and a teenager have appeared before Burnley Magistrates accused of a plot to commit violence in the town in an alleged gang dispute.

Mohammed Bashir, 23, Khalil Ahmed, 23, Fazheer Hussain, 19, Mahmood Akbar, 25 and the 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are charged with conspiring together and with others to commit violence in the town on or between September 10 and 13.

Their cases were adjourned until September 23.

Father-of-two Akbar, of Hilary Street, Burnley, is also accused of three allegations of violent disorder, on August 11 and September 10 and 12.

He is also charged with assaulting Nadeem Raza, causing him actual bodily harm on August 4, wounding Waseem Raza with intent to do him grievous bodily harm on August 11 and common assault on September 10.

Akbar, said to be connected to a house on Bush Street, Burnley, where weapons were allegedly found, was remanded in custody. Justices refused a bail application by his solicitor Chelsea Thomas.

Hussain, of Gordon Street, Burnley, was also remanded in custody, after solicitor Richard Taylor made no application for bail.

He is also charged with possessing a firearm -- a .22 calibre revolver -- and possessing ammunition -- 71 rounds of .22 calibre ammunition -- without a firearms certificate, on Bush Street on September 13.

Ahmed, a father-of-two of Clegg Street, Brierfield, also faces allegations of violent disorder on September 12 and wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm on the same day.

He was bailed to live at Bourne Avenue, Chorlton, Manchester.

Ahmed was ordered to obey a curfew between 11pm and 7am and told not to associate with his co-accused or contact prosecution witnesses.

Bashir, of New Hall Street, Burnley, was bailed to live at his home address.

The 16-year-old, from Burnley, was given unconditional bail.