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| Two jailed for vodka poison plot | Two jailed for vodka poison plot |
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| Two men who sent poisoned vodka bottles through the post as part of a campaign for Scottish independence have each been jailed for six years. | Two men who sent poisoned vodka bottles through the post as part of a campaign for Scottish independence have each been jailed for six years. |
| Wayne Cook, 46, and Steven Robinson, 42, sent caustic soda-filled vodka bottles to a Glasgow journalist and a Lancashire councillor. | |
| A note threatening to kill English people "at random" was also sent. | A note threatening to kill English people "at random" was also sent. |
| The men from Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, were part of a Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) plot. | The men from Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, were part of a Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) plot. |
| Cook, an Englishman, was found guilty under anti-terror laws last week of two counts of using noxious substances or things to cause harm and intimidate. | Cook, an Englishman, was found guilty under anti-terror laws last week of two counts of using noxious substances or things to cause harm and intimidate. |
| You boasted of what you could do, you expressed hatred of the English Judge Robert Atherton | |
| Robinson, a Scot, pleaded guilty to the charges at an earlier hearing. | Robinson, a Scot, pleaded guilty to the charges at an earlier hearing. |
| The two miniature vodka bottles were sent in April last year to John Wright, a member of Blackburn with Darwen Council, and Scottish Daily Express journalist Myra Philp. | |
| Royal Mail staff intercepted the parcel to Mr Wright but the second made it to Ms Philp. | |
| It was accompanied by a note signed by the Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA). | |
| The note threatened that English people would be killed "at random and with no discrimination or compunction" in order to convince the British Government to withdraw from Scotland. | |
| 'Very dangerous' | |
| There was also a threat to poison England's water supplies. | |
| The court heard how Robinson had claimed he was acting under instructions from Adam Busby, a man who claims to lead the SNLA. | |
| It was also told that the concentration of the caustic soda in the two miniature bottles was so high that the "worst-case scenario" for the intended recipients was death. | |
| Judge Robert Atherton, passing sentence, said he questioned the remorse Robinson had shown since arrest. | |
| "What you did was very dangerous indeed. | |
| "You boasted of what you could do, you expressed hatred of the English. | |
| "I find it hard to believe that you have changed so radically in the last few months." | |
| He told Cook that he accepted his role in the plot had been less than Robinson's but that his failure to plead guilty meant he should receive the same sentence. |