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'Right-wing extremist' jailed for plotting to blow up police station

Luke Skelton was 18 years old when he carried out 'hostile reconnaissance' of Forth Banks police station in Newcastle city centre in September 2021.

Luke Skelton has jailed for four years for preparing to carry out an act of terrorism

Luke Skelton has jailed for four years for preparing to carry out an act of terrorism

Date - 11th July 2023
By - Cash Boyle
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A former college student who was “completely caught up in terrorist ideology and methods” when he plotted to blow up a police station in Newcastle has been jailed for four years. Luke Skelton, now 20, was found guilty of preparing...
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