An Edgware man has been jailed for 29 years after making a homemade pipe bomb and hiding it underneath a car in Borehamwood.
Robert Kovacs, 39, of Tenby Road, Edgware was also found guilty of making an explosive substance with intent and acting with intent to cause an explosion.
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Source: Harrow Online News
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