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| Bradford teen terror suspect praised Jo Cox killer | Bradford teen terror suspect praised Jo Cox killer |
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| A teenager accused of preparing acts of terrorism was a member of a "secretive neo-Nazi" group who branded MP Jo Cox's killer a "hero", a court has heard. | A teenager accused of preparing acts of terrorism was a member of a "secretive neo-Nazi" group who branded MP Jo Cox's killer a "hero", a court has heard. |
| The 17-year-old from Bradford, who cannot be named because of his age, denies the charge and another count of making a pipe bomb. | The 17-year-old from Bradford, who cannot be named because of his age, denies the charge and another count of making a pipe bomb. |
| Jurors heard on the day Mrs Cox died he posted a picture of her killer online saying "Thomas Mair is a HERO". | Jurors heard on the day Mrs Cox died he posted a picture of her killer online saying "Thomas Mair is a HERO". |
| Prosecutors said the boy was a part of neo-Nazi youth group National Action. | Prosecutors said the boy was a part of neo-Nazi youth group National Action. |
| Live updates and more stories from across Yorkshire | Live updates and more stories from across Yorkshire |
| Mrs Cox was murdered by Mair on 16 June in Birstall, West Yorkshire, just days before the EU referendum in which she had campaigned to remain in the EU. | Mrs Cox was murdered by Mair on 16 June in Birstall, West Yorkshire, just days before the EU referendum in which she had campaigned to remain in the EU. |
| Barnaby Jameson, prosecuting, said that on the day of the killing the boy made a number of comments on social media. | Barnaby Jameson, prosecuting, said that on the day of the killing the boy made a number of comments on social media. |
| In one he wrote: "We need more people like him to butcher the race traitors." | In one he wrote: "We need more people like him to butcher the race traitors." |
| Mr Jameson said: "[His] political views were so extreme that he celebrated in the murder of a democratically elected MP - presumably because she had voted to remain in the EU. | Mr Jameson said: "[His] political views were so extreme that he celebrated in the murder of a democratically elected MP - presumably because she had voted to remain in the EU. |
| "In [his] view this was race treachery." | "In [his] view this was race treachery." |
| The jury was also shown footage of the boy at a National Action demonstration in York. | The jury was also shown footage of the boy at a National Action demonstration in York. |
| Mr Jameson described the organisation as "white supremacist" and known to be "anti-Muslim, anti-black, anti-semitic and anti-gay". | |
| Messages were discovered on the boy's phone from members of a National Action chat group that included phrases like "should we just blow up Leeds?", the court heard. | Messages were discovered on the boy's phone from members of a National Action chat group that included phrases like "should we just blow up Leeds?", the court heard. |
| Mr Jameson said: "As we will hear in due course, [he] did something with a pipe bomb ... to do with an ideological war he was waging." | Mr Jameson said: "As we will hear in due course, [he] did something with a pipe bomb ... to do with an ideological war he was waging." |
| In another message, the defendant said: "Focusing on making homemade weapons (guns) and explosives, as well as amassing a collection of knives. | In another message, the defendant said: "Focusing on making homemade weapons (guns) and explosives, as well as amassing a collection of knives. |
| "We don't have any right to bear arms, so the resistance has to learn to construct its own weapons." | "We don't have any right to bear arms, so the resistance has to learn to construct its own weapons." |
| The trial at Leeds Crown Court continues. | The trial at Leeds Crown Court continues. |