Neo-Nazi guilty of planning mass gun attack after being snared by MI5

A neo-Nazi inspired by the murder of MP Jo Cox has been found guilty at the Old Bailey of planning a mass gun attack after being snared trying to purchase a gun by MI5 in an undercover sting. Alfie Coleman, 21, of Great Notley, Essex, was swooped on by armed police officers in September 2023 after trying to buy a firearm he planned to use in a terror attack. He was today convicted of plotting such an attack, having previously admitted 12 offences including attempting to purchase prohibited gun and 200 rounds of compatible ammunition and possessing several terrorist manuals. From the age of just 14, Coleman began to trawl the internet for extreme right wing material including a neo-Nazi text which he downloaded on his iPad.