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Bomb making kit at home

A teenage right-wing extremist who had bomb-making kit at his home has been found guilty of terrorist offences. The 16-year-old was convicted of membership of a proscribed far-right Neo-Nazi organisation called The Base. Following a four-week trial at Leeds Crown Court, he was also found guilty of possessing and distributing terrorist publications. He was arrested aged 15 following a swoop by Counter Terrorism Policing North East at his home in Northumberland. Officers recovered body armour, masks, flags and components for explosives. There were also 22 weapons including knives, a crossbow and air soft rifles.
He was part of 25 extreme right wing online chat groups on platforms, and that he used them to escape reality.