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| Loughborough 'bomb plot' retrial date set | |
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| A date has been set for the retrial of a teenager accused of planning a "Columbine-type bomb attack" on his former school. | A date has been set for the retrial of a teenager accused of planning a "Columbine-type bomb attack" on his former school. |
| The 17-year-old from Loughborough, Leicestershire, said the alleged plans, written in a notebook, were a fantasy to help him cope with bullying. | The 17-year-old from Loughborough, Leicestershire, said the alleged plans, written in a notebook, were a fantasy to help him cope with bullying. |
| A jury at the Old Bailey last month failed to reach a verdict on two charges under the Terrorism Act. | A jury at the Old Bailey last month failed to reach a verdict on two charges under the Terrorism Act. |
| The boy, who cannot be named, will now be tried again on 3 March. | |
| The defendant has already admitted possessing component parts for petrol bombs and pipe bombs. | The defendant has already admitted possessing component parts for petrol bombs and pipe bombs. |
| He is accused of possessing a poisons handbook, which is banned under terrorism laws, weapons and plans that the prosecution says named several potential targets in Loughborough. | |
| The teenager denies charges of possessing the items for the purpose, preparation and instigation of an act of terrorism. | The teenager denies charges of possessing the items for the purpose, preparation and instigation of an act of terrorism. |