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[By Andrew Hewitt -- Burnley Citizen -- Oct. 7, 2006#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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Commentary: White terrorists don't make news in the UK. If this was a Muslim man, half of Burnley would have been cordoned off, and it would have been all over our media for days.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_c l#
But in this case... silence. Could Jack Straw have been creating a smokescreen with his rant about veils, one wonders?#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#e d_cl#
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Robert Cottage, 49, of Talbot Street, Colne, appeared before Burnley magistrates charged with possession of an explosive substance. Cottage was charged under the Explosives Substances Act 1883 after forensic experts searched his home, allegedly discovering chemical components which could be used to make explosives.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#b r#ed_cl#
Police sealed off Cottage's home last Thursday (Oct. 5) and finished their search at the weekend. Officers claim that their find is the largest haul of chemicals of its kind discovered in someone's home#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
in the country. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#
However, the exact nature of the chemicals has not been revealed.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br# ed_cl#
Magistrates remanded Cottage in custody and referred his case to Burnley Crown Court where he is due to appear later this month. David Leach, representing Cottage, made no application for bail.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_c l#
Cottage, a sub-contracted driver for Lancashire County Council, stood for the BNP in the May elections in the Vivary Bridge ward of Colne. #ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/font#ed_cl#








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