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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 boy, who denies terrorism offences, was one of three teenagers arrested in police raids on their homes in Loughborough in February. | |
The Old Bailey heard police found notes about bomb-making and a list of targets in Loughborough that included council offices, the university and a cinema. | |
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 boy on trial has also admitted possessing petrol bombs and pipe bombs but denies possessing articles for for the purpose, preparation and instigation of an act of terrorism and possessing a document or record containing information likely to be useful for a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, namely The Mujahideen Poisons Handbook. | |
Stab vest | |
He also denies another charge of possessing parts for an improvised explosive device. | He also denies another charge of possessing parts for an improvised explosive device. |
The court was told counter-terrorism officers found a cache of items, including partially assembled petrol bombs, a quantity of part-assembled pipe bombs, other partially constructed improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a stab-proof vest and a number of air, blank and BB guns. | |
The prosecution said the boy on trial 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 Colorado. | |
Links to various far-right groups and anti-Islamic writings were also found, the jury was told. | |
Prosecutor Max Hill QC said the jury must consider whether the boy was a "misfit" or "something altogether more sinister and serious". | |
"Is that child's play? Is it harmless? Or is it something more sinister?" he said. | |
None of the teenagers can be named for legal reasons. | None of the teenagers can be named for legal reasons. |
The trial continues. |