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| Tommy Robinson 'glorified' by Loughborough terror accused | Tommy Robinson 'glorified' by Loughborough terror accused |
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| A teenager accused of planning a series of bomb and gun attacks "glorified" the then leader of the English Defence League (EDL), a court has heard. | A teenager accused of planning a series of bomb and gun attacks "glorified" the then leader of the English Defence League (EDL), a court has heard. |
| A manager of a clothes shop which the 17-year-old from Loughborough visited said the boy had spoken to him about Tommy Robinson, who resigned as the leader of the EDL on Tuesday. | A manager of a clothes shop which the 17-year-old from Loughborough visited said the boy had spoken to him about Tommy Robinson, who resigned as the leader of the EDL on Tuesday. |
| He also said the accused tried to order a German SS badge at the shop. | He also said the accused tried to order a German SS badge at the shop. |
| The boy denies stockpiling weapons for an attack on his former school. | The boy denies stockpiling weapons for an attack on his former school. |
| In a witness statement read at the Old Bailey, the manager of Irish Clothing, Edward Roe, said the boy "talked about Tommy Robinson, who I have heard of but I don't know who he is". | |
| "I didn't want to talk about this kind of thing. | "I didn't want to talk about this kind of thing. |
| "I think he was glorifying Tommy Robinson, whoever he was." | |
| He added that the boy had also tried to order a "Death Skull... a large German SS badge that would be worn on the collar". | He added that the boy had also tried to order a "Death Skull... a large German SS badge that would be worn on the collar". |
| "This is not an item that the shop would be associated with. I told him it wasn't something we would stock." | "This is not an item that the shop would be associated with. I told him it wasn't something we would stock." |
| The court was told that Mr Roe had been number one on a "hit list" compiled by the defendant and the boy had written "give him double amount of rounds" next to his name. | |
| 'He was aggressive' | 'He was aggressive' |
| The court also heard the recording of a police interview with a boy who said he was threatened by the 17-year-old while he was playing a game in the street with his friend. | The court also heard the recording of a police interview with a boy who said he was threatened by the 17-year-old while he was playing a game in the street with his friend. |
| He said the defendant swore at them and, after they confronted him, pulled out a knife. | He said the defendant swore at them and, after they confronted him, pulled out a knife. |
| "I thought I was going to die," the boy said. | "I thought I was going to die," the boy said. |
| The boy, who cannot be named, said he was "skimmed" by the weapon as he crouched down to pick up his scooter. | The boy, who cannot be named, said he was "skimmed" by the weapon as he crouched down to pick up his scooter. |
| "It looked really sharp," he told police. | "It looked really sharp," he told police. |
| "He was aggressive, he wanted to do it." | "He was aggressive, he wanted to do it." |
| The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies a charge of possessing items for the purpose, preparation and instigation of an act of terrorism. | The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies a charge of possessing items for the purpose, preparation and instigation of an act of terrorism. |
| He also denies one count of possessing a document or record containing information likely to be useful for a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, and a further count of possessing explosives. | He also denies one count of possessing a document or record containing information likely to be useful for a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, and a further count of possessing explosives. |
| He and two other 17-year-old boys have admitted possessing petrol bombs and component parts of pipe bombs. | He and two other 17-year-old boys have admitted possessing petrol bombs and component parts of pipe bombs. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |