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| Loughborough teenager 'planned terror attacks' | Loughborough teenager 'planned terror attacks' |
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| A 17-year-old boy planned terrorist attacks on a mosque and two colleges in Leicestershire, a jury has heard. | A 17-year-old boy planned terrorist attacks on a mosque and two colleges in Leicestershire, a jury has heard. |
| The teenager was one of three arrested in February when their homes in Loughborough were raided by counter-terrorism officers. | |
| Two other 17-year-olds have admitted possessing petrol bombs and pipe bombs. | Two other 17-year-olds have admitted possessing petrol bombs and pipe bombs. |
| The third boy has gone on trial at the Old Bailey accused of two terrorism offences. He denies the charges. The hearing continues. | The third boy has gone on trial at the Old Bailey accused of two terrorism offences. He denies the charges. The hearing continues. |
| The charges are: possessing articles for an act of terrorism and possessing of a banned book called The Mujahideen Poisons Handbook. | |
| He also denies another charge of possessing parts for an improvised explosive device. | |
| 'Anti-Islamic writings' | |
| The court was told officers found a notebook which contained notes about bomb making and a list of targets in Loughborough. | |
| They also included council offices, the university and a cinema. | |
| The prosecution said the boy had written detailed plans for an operation called "the New Columbine". In 1999 two students killed 12 pupils and a teacher in a shooting spree at Columbine High School in the US. | |
| Links to various far-right groups and anti-Islamic writings were also found in the book, the jury was told. | |
| None of the teenagers can be named for legal reasons. | None of the teenagers can be named for legal reasons. |