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Goole Nazi sympathiser 'made bombs' when bored
A Nazi sympathiser charged with terrorism offences after nail bombs were found at his East Yorkshire home has told a court that he made the devices when he was "just sat around bored".
A jury at Leeds Crown Court heard how police found four home-made nail bombs in a holdall under a bed in 31-year-old Martyn Gilleard's flat in Goole.
Officers also found "potentially lethal" bladed weapons, 34 bullets for a 2.2 calibre firearm and documents about committing terrorism, including how to make a bomb and how to poison someone to death.
Gilleard pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to possessing 34 cartridges of ammunition without holding a firearms certificate, the court heard.
Speaking from the witness box, Gilleard admitted he had been a member of a number of Nazi organisations including the National Front and the White Nationalist Party.
He also admitted to owning Nazi memorabilia, saying he had an interest in the Second World War and claimed that Nazism appealed to him because of the way the Nazis rebuilt Germany.
He was asked why he made the bombs found by the police.
He said: "I'd had a couple of cans. I was just sat around bored. An idea popped up and I thought 'why not'.
Gilleard denies charges of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts, possessing articles for terrorist purposes, and collecting information for terrorist purposes.
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