Terrorist planned ‘catastrophic’ attack

A NEO-NAZI convicted of planning terror attacks against Muslims and mosques has been jailed for life. Connor Ward, 25, was told by a judge that he will serve at least six years before being eligible for parole. The fanatic, who was caught with an array of weapons and bomb-making equipment, kept a list of mosques and pledged the “demise” of Islam. At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Burns said Ward’s actions BY WILMA RILEY reporters@dailyrecord.co.uk could have had “catastrophic results”.

He added: “The jury’s view was that you formed an intention to attack a mosque or mosques in Aberdeen and would have acted alone.

“Your obsession with weapons and explosives and your extreme rightwing attitudes presents serious risk to the public.”

Police who searched Ward’s home in Banff, Aberdeenshire, found hundreds of ball bearings, which could be used in pipe bombs, and rocket tubes capable of firing projectiles. A stun gun, hundreds of knuckle dusters, knives and metal bars and deactivated bullets were also discovered.

Officers found documents he had downloaded containing extreme right-wing propaganda and a map showing the addresses of five mosques, as well as a book on which he had written of Muslims: “You will all soon suffer your demise.”

Jurors rejected Ward’s claims of mental illness and found him guilty of two charges of breaching the Terrorism Act between 2011 and 2014.