A neo-nazi teenager who was caught by MI5 as he tried to buy a gun for an attack has said he was inspired by the murder of MP Jo Cox. Alfie Coleman was detained during an undercover operation while he paid £3,500 for a Makarov pistol and ammunition in a supermarket car park. Coleman, who is now 21, believed in ‘the supremacy of white people and neo-Nazism’ and idolised Thomas Mair, who killed the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, jurors heard. The teenager had approached far-right organisation Patriotic Alternative in July 2021, saying he wanted to participate in its activism. The Old Bailey heard that he had allegedly planned a terrorist attack in 2022 on ‘Mayor of London house’, with his target specified as the address of the Lord Mayor of London. His plan included a reference to planting an explosive in a cash machine and the use of knives and crossbows, but was later abandoned, jurors heard. Another file outlined another planned attack, this time a plane hijacking. In a ‘diary’ document, Coleman had also expressed interest in going to France, which he said was close to an ‘all out race war’ and was ‘where I feel most useful and where I can create the biggest impact. Coleman, of Great Notley, Essex, was caught after agreeing to buy a Makarov pistol, five magazines and 200 rounds of ammunition. He made the purchases after conversing with undercover officers on social networks including Telegram and Wire for several months, believing they were sympathetic to his views. The former Tesco worker was led to believe that the goods would be delivered in a Land Rover Discovery at a Morrisons car park in Stratford, East London on September 29, 2023. Just two days before he picked up his equipment, Coleman allegedly told a contact: ‘Just something has gotta be done, how long can we sit here and talk over the internet.’
via metro: ‘Neo-nazi’ teen wanted to go on ‘terrorist rampage inspired by Jo Cox murder’
siehe auch: White supremacist ‘plotted terror attack’ in city, A white supremacist who “idolised Hitler” planned to carry out a terrorist attack at the Lord Mayor of London’s residence, a court heard. Alfie Coleman is accused of buying a pistol and 188 rounds of ammunition with a dream of “sparking a race war” in September 2023. But he was snared by undercover police officers and MI5 in a “highly sophisticated operation” in a supermarket car park, after paying £3,500 in exchange for what he thought was the weapons, the Old Bailey was told. The 21-year-old, from Great Notley in Essex, admits possessing a firearm, ammunition and 10 offences of having a document useful to terrorism, but denies preparing an attack. The court was told Mr Coleman was inspired by Thomas Mair, who murdered the MP Jo Cox in 2016, and penned a manifesto “seething with hatred” and several detailed notes planning different terrorist scenarios. He was arrested by armed police after the supermarket snare in Stratford, east London, on 23 September 2023.