Liverpool student who shared guide on bombs and guns detained

A student who wrote and shared a guide on using bombs, guns and poisons has been detained for 13 years in a young offenders’ institute.

Jacob Graham, now 20, was motivated by a hatred of government and by “ecological concerns”, a jury heard.

The Liverpool student had been found guilty of preparing terrorist acts by providing assistance to others.

He was cleared of planning an attack but convicted of possessing and sharing terrorist material.

On Monday High Court judge Mr Justice Goose told Graham he was a “dangerous young man” who had fantasised about launching a bombing campaign which resulted in “at least 50 deceased”.

Justice Goose, passing sentence at Manchester Crown Court, said Graham had clear “terrorist intention” when he shared detailed guides on building explosives and guns derived from a vast “digital library” of material he had gathered online.

Read more: BBC News