A racist arrested by chance at a railway station was "on the cusp" of waging a terror campaign using tennis ***** and weedkiller, a jury has heard.
Neil Lewington, 43, had a bomb factory at his parents' home in Reading, Berks, and wanted to target those he thought "non-British", prosecutors alleged.
The Old Bailey heard he was carrying bomb parts when arrested at Lowestoft, Suffolk, for abusing a train conductor.
He denies eight charges related to terrorism or explosives.
Brian Altman QC, prosecuting, said Mr Lewington was found to be carrying the component parts of two "viable, improvised incendiary devices".
His holdall had been searched after his arrest, when he was also held for drinking and smoking on the train and urinating in public, the court heard.
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BBC NEWS | UK | Man 'on cusp' of bombing campaign
Neil Lewington, 43, had a bomb factory at his parents' home in Reading, Berks, and wanted to target those he thought "non-British", prosecutors alleged.
The Old Bailey heard he was carrying bomb parts when arrested at Lowestoft, Suffolk, for abusing a train conductor.
He denies eight charges related to terrorism or explosives.
Brian Altman QC, prosecuting, said Mr Lewington was found to be carrying the component parts of two "viable, improvised incendiary devices".
His holdall had been searched after his arrest, when he was also held for drinking and smoking on the train and urinating in public, the court heard.
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BBC NEWS | UK | Man 'on cusp' of bombing campaign
