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| Man charged with terror offences | Man charged with terror offences |
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| A man arrested at Lowestoft railway station in Suffolk has been charged with a series of terrorism offences. | A man arrested at Lowestoft railway station in Suffolk has been charged with a series of terrorism offences. |
| Neil Lewington, 43, of Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, is accused of having two improvised explosive devices contrary to the Terrorism Act 2006. | Neil Lewington, 43, of Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, is accused of having two improvised explosive devices contrary to the Terrorism Act 2006. |
| Mr Lewington is also suspected of having a document called the Waffen SS UK members handbook. | Mr Lewington is also suspected of having a document called the Waffen SS UK members handbook. |
| Police said he was in custody and was due to appear before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court. | Police said he was in custody and was due to appear before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court. |
| Mr Lewington is also charged with having seven timers, weedkiller and firelighters, as well as having a book entitled Counter Bomb. | Mr Lewington is also charged with having seven timers, weedkiller and firelighters, as well as having a book entitled Counter Bomb. |
| His arrest and charging follows an incident in which police discovered a suspected explosive device when they searched a man at Lowestoft railway station on Thursday. | His arrest and charging follows an incident in which police discovered a suspected explosive device when they searched a man at Lowestoft railway station on Thursday. |
| Bomb disposal experts were called to make it safe. | Bomb disposal experts were called to make it safe. |
| Mr Lewington had been arrested and charged with possession of an article to cause criminal damage. | |
| He was brought before Lowestoft magistrates on Saturday, bailed and immediately arrested by the Metropolitan Police. |