Teenager accused of planning synagogue attack had 'to-do' list of weapons, court told

A teenager accused of planning a terrorist attack on a nearby synagogue had a "to-do list" of weapons and explosives and spent Christmas Day researching mass killers, a court has heard. The boy, who was 15-years-old at the time and cannot be named because of his age, is accused of amassing an arsenal of weapons for a planned attack on a synagogue in Newcastle, after he joined a far-right group called 'The Base'. The jury heard how, in messages to 'The Base', the boy described himself as an "eco-fascist" and an "accelerationist" - someone who wants to encourage a race war through terrorist attacks - and said he wanted "to be a part of a group that is active".

Author: Duncan Gardham, security journalist

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