'White supremacist found with bombs and SS handbook was on verge of launching terror campaign against non-British'

Accused: Neil Lewington planned to emulate notorious killers including London nail bomber David Copeland, the court heard

A Neo-Nazi plotted to launch a terror campaign against Asians with tennis balls converted into shrapnel bombs, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.



Neil Lewington, 43, wanted to copy his murderous idols, including London nail bomber David Copeland and Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh, the jury was told.



The unemployed electrician used his expertise to amass the necessary components to carry out his attacks, which he implied he would begin by bombing the home of an Asian family, it was claimed.

But Lewington's plans were thwarted when he was arrested for urinating on a railway platform.



A search of his bag uncovered two incendiary devices and a subsequent search of the home he shared with his parents allegedly unearthed a haul of bomb-making equipment and fascist literature.



Astonishingly, despite living with A NEO-Nazi plotted to launch a terror campaign against Asians with tennis balls converted into shrapnel bombs, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.



Neil Lewington, 43, wanted to copy his murderous idols, including London nail bomber David Copeland and Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh, the jury was told.

The unemployed electrician used his expertise to amass the necessary components to carry out his attacks, which he implied he would begin by bombing the home of an Asian family, it was claimed.

But Lewington's plans were thwarted when he was arrested for urinating on a railway platform.

A search of his bag uncovered two incendiary devices and a subsequent search of the home he shared with his parents allegedly unearthed a haul of bomb-making equipment and fascist literature.



Astonishingly, despite living with friend's barbecue safely.'



The court heard a search of his home in Reading unearthed a Toys R Us chemistry set, canisters of weedkiller, timers, and videoed news footage of his white supremacist heroes. It was, effectively, a 'bomb factory' the jury was told.



Mr Altman said the finds proved Lewington 'was on the cusp of embarking on a campaign of terrorism against those he considered non-British'.



He added: 'It's abundantly clear that in the privacy of his bedroom, far from the gaze of his parents, this defendant had begun to manufacture improvised explosive devices, a production line from which he garnered the two devices he carried to Lowestoft.



'The fact he was travelling far from home in a public place with the constituent parts of such viable devices, including real explosive substances proves his intention to engage in terrorism.



'In addition to all that, the police discovered evidence of the defendant's quite clear adherence to white supremacist and racist views.'



In his Waffen SS UK Members' handbook, under the heading 'Targeting or Attacking Pakis' he had allegedly written sub-sections which included 'observing Asians in their cars', 'planting motion sensitive bombs' and 'hit and run by vehicles'.



It also included a claim that the the Waffen SS UK, a hitherto unheard-of organisation, had 15 two-member cells planning random bombings to drive 'non-British' people from the country.



The court heard Lewington – who called him self Aristocrat or Amadeus when chatting up women online – had boasted to one girlfriend, Army cadet instructor Barbara Baldwin, of making tennis ball bombs.



His possessions were said to have included three tennis balls, and a diagram showing one converted into a shrapnel bomb.



He allegedly told another girl he could attack an Asian family by throwing such bombs, and asked for the address of Asians on her street.

When confronted about the weedkiller in his bedroom, the accused claimed it was for gardening, the court heard.

'Needless to say, according to his parents he never touched the garden,' said Mr Altman. Lewington is accused of preparing for terrorism by having bomb parts in a public place and related counts including possessing explosives with intent to endanger life.



He denies all eight charges. The case continues.



