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Man jailed over nail bombs plot | Man jailed over nail bombs plot |
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A Nazi sympathiser who kept nail bombs under his bed has been jailed for a total of 16 years. | A Nazi sympathiser who kept nail bombs under his bed has been jailed for a total of 16 years. |
Martyn Gilleard, 31, of Goole, East Yorkshire, stashed four home-made explosive devices, as well as bullets, swords, axes and knives in his flat. | Martyn Gilleard, 31, of Goole, East Yorkshire, stashed four home-made explosive devices, as well as bullets, swords, axes and knives in his flat. |
Gilleard was sentenced to 11 years for terrorism offences and five years following the discovery of child pornography at his flat. | Gilleard was sentenced to 11 years for terrorism offences and five years following the discovery of child pornography at his flat. |
The court heard he had wanted to "save" Britain from "multi-racial peril". | |
Officers from Humberside Police discovered about 39,000 indecent images of children at Gilleard's home when it was raided last year. | |
During trial, Gilleard admitted having a collection of Nazi memorabilia, saying Nazism had appealed to him because of the way the Nazis had "rebuilt" Germany. | |
The jury was told police had found "potentially lethal bladed weapons", 34 bullets and printouts from the internet about committing acts of terrorism. | |
These included instructions on how to make a bomb and how to kill someone with poison. |