Loughborough teenager 'planned school and mosque terror attacks'
A teenage boy armed with guns and explosives planned to emulate the Columbine massacre by attacking his former school, jurors have heard.
The boy, who was 16 at the time, also listed several other targets in Leicestershire, including a mosque, college, cinema and university.
The 17-year-old, from Loughborough, denies terrorism offences.
He and two other 17-year-olds have admitted possessing petrol bombs and component parts of pipe bombs.
Opening the case at the Old Bailey, 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.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-24366342
A teenage boy armed with guns and explosives planned to emulate the Columbine massacre by attacking his former school, jurors have heard.
The boy, who was 16 at the time, also listed several other targets in Leicestershire, including a mosque, college, cinema and university.
The 17-year-old, from Loughborough, denies terrorism offences.
He and two other 17-year-olds have admitted possessing petrol bombs and component parts of pipe bombs.
Opening the case at the Old Bailey, 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.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-24366342
