@pinknews: A neo-n**i who plotted an attack on an LGBTQ+ group in Scotland has been found guilty. On Monday 16 September, 54 year old Alan Edward was found guilty of charges under the Terrorism Act. Following his arrest in September 2022, police discovered an “armory” of weapons at his home in Stirlingshire, including a crossbow, 14 knives, machetes, a tomahawk, a samurai sword, knuckle dusters, a catapult, an extendable baton and a stun gun. They also found an air pistol and an SS-style skull mask. Checks on Edwards’ Whatsapp account found that he was planning to carry out an attack on an LGBTQ+ group in Falkirk, the High Court in Stirling heard. In a series of exchanges with an associate in nearby Grangemouth, Edwards said: “They have been pushing their luck for years, now they will pay in blood”. He added: “We should get masked up and go do a few of them in at their little gay club”. Prosecutor Paul Kearney KC said Edward was “a man who with clear neo-Nazi ideals - preparing for an act of terrorism which would include an ideologically-driven incident of serious violence". Judge Fiona Tait deferred sentence until 21 October at the High Court in Edinburgh. #crimetok #crime #lgbtq #uknews #Scotland

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Tuesday 17 September 2024 11:35:18 GMT