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- Julian Valente Pereira, a 32-year-old Brazilian national, triggered a terror alert by placing a fake stick of dynamite outside MI5's headquarters in London on January 1, a day after his asylum appeal was denied.
- Pereira constructed the fake device using rolled-up paper, masking tape, and string to highlight his immigration grievances.
- He previously attempted to enter MI5 and visited Buckingham Palace with a knife for protest.
- Pereira, diagnosed with schizophrenia, was found guilty of a bomb hoax and is set for sentencing on April 1.
