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21-Year-Old Arrested for Attempted Gun Purchase for Attack

4/8/2026

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Alfie Coleman, 21, was arrested by counter-terrorism police in Morrisons' car park while trying to buy a gun for a planned attack.
At the Old Bailey, prosecutors said Coleman had been communicating with Security Service (MI5) operatives, believing them to be extremists.
Prosecutor Nicholas De La Poer said Coleman immersed himself in far-right ideology since age 17, collecting weapons.
He downloaded Dylann Roof's manifesto and denies planning terrorist acts.

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Alfie Coleman, 21, was arrested by counter-terrorism police in Morrisons' car park while trying to buy a gun for a planned attack.
At the Old Bailey, prosecutors said Coleman had been communicating with Security Service (MI5) operatives, believing them to be extremists.
Prosecutor Nicholas De La Poer said Coleman immersed himself in far-right ideology since age 17, collecting weapons.
He downloaded Dylann Roof's manifesto and denies planning terrorist acts.