Hitler-inspired boy planned terror attack at mosque, and pretended to convert to Islam to gain access

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, previously pleaded guilty under the terrorism act at the High Court in Glasgow. The leader of a mosque where a Hitler-inspired teenager was plotting a massacre has told Sky News of the moment the boy pretended to convert to Islam to gain access, weeks before a terror attack which police prevented. The boy, who was 16 years old at the time, idolised the Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik and was caught by detectives as he made his way to burn down the Inverclyde Muslim Centre in Greenock in January. He was hoping the mosque, which has a capacity of 275 worshippers, would be full. It is understood the teen had boasted online about his plans to livestream the attack after becoming radicalised on social media aged 13. The youth, who was dressed in black and carrying an air rifle, had successfully hoodwinked the imam that he was serious about switching religion. The young neo-Nazi, who cannot be legally identified because of his age, was left alone to film and draw sketches of the areas where his victims, including children, would be trapped as the planned firebomb attack unfolded. (…) The boy, who has an autism diagnosis, believed that white people were in a “war” against other races and had “developed sympathies” with the Nazi Party.

via sky: Hitler-inspired boy planned terror attack at mosque, and pretended to convert to Islam to gain access