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Court hears group had 15-point plan to attack Galway Mosque

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Court hears group had 15-point plan to attack Galway Mosque

A County Down court has heard that an extreme right wing group had a 15-point plan to attack a Galway city Mosque.

Details of the alleged plan, which would have involved five people, were revealed at Downpatrick Magistrates' Court during a bail application by a 38-year-old man facing terror charges.

Connor Pollock, of Croob Park in Ballynahinch, Co Down, appeared by video link.

He's accused of withholding information about the preparation of a terrorist act.

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The charge relates to a planned attack on the mosque in Ballybrit by a group calling itself the Irish Defence Army.

He is also charged with possession of documents or records useful to terrorists.

That relates to his alleged possession of a claim of responsibility by the same organisation for the burning of a mosque.

The same document included threats of violence against facilities for migrants and those providing them, warning that they would be regarded as "legitimate targets".

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Refusing the application for bail, Deputy District Judge Liam McStay said messages on Mr Pollock’s phone "seem to indicate he is more than a bystander".

Connor Pollock was remanded in custody to appear in court again next month.

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