British jury hearing bomber suspect case

TILEHURST, England, June 29 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in England told a jury an alleged white supremacist on trial for terrorism intended to go on a bombing spree.

Officials said Neil Lewington, 43, had been "on the cusp" of launching his terror attacks when arrested by chance at the Lowstoft train station last year, The Sun reported Monday. Authorities said Lewington was assembling bombs in his bedroom in his parents' home in Tilehurst, a suburb of Reading, the British tabloid newspaper said.

Prosecutors told the jury he intended to target "those he considered non-British" and had an "unhealthy interest" in other bombers, such as London nail bomber David Copeland and U.S. bombers Theodore John Kaczynski , known as the Unabomber, and Timothy McVeigh, who was executed for the Oklahoma City federal building attack.

Lewington, who denies the eight charges against him, allegedly was found to be carrying bomb parts when picked up after abusing a female train conductor and more materials were found in his bedroom.

"The effect of these finds is to prove that this man who had strong if not fanatical right-wing leanings and opinions was on the cusp of embarking on a campaign of terrorism against those he considered non-British," prosecutor Brian Altman said.