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Emily Pennink

Wagner Group arson accused ‘scared’ by news of ‘Russian terrorism’, court told

A homeless man has admitted being at the scene of a fire at warehouse used in the Ukraine war effort – but told jurors he got “scared” when he learned it was linked to “Russian terrorism”.

Around £1 million of damage was caused in an arson attack on an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, last March 20, the Old Bailey was told.

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