A man has appeared in court charged with making explosive substances.
Harry Whittaker, 31, of Caddington, near Luton, Bedfordshire, denied three counts of unlawfully creating a “nitrate-based low-explosive composition such as the explosive substance black powder”. Appearing at the Old Bailey in London on Tuesday via video link, Mr Whittaker also pleaded not guilty to unlawfully making an improvised explosive device (IED).
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Source: BBC News
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