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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana researched car bombs, detonators and nitric acid amid fixation with violence

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is understood to have researched car bombs, detonators and nitric acid as his fascination with violence flourished unchecked online.

Searches of his devices have revealed an obsession with massacres, torture and a wide range of brutal conflicts, including the genocide in Rwanda, where his parents are from.

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