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Published:
January
24, 2012
Burnham
explosives raid: Seized substances 'posed a risk to life'
 The
amount of explosives found in the shed of a Burnham-On-Sea man's
home was allegedly enough to cause structural damage up to 50
yards away and posed a significant risk to life, a court heard
this week.
Philip
Leonard, pictured, faces four charges of making explosive substances
for an unlawful purpose between December 31st and January 21.
Police
found 20g of hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD), 100g-150g
of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), 31g of picric acid and
5g of lead picrate.
 Mr
Leonard was charged after a raid
last Friday at his house in Beatty Way last Friday when scores
of residents were evacuated and a 100-metre exclusion zone was
put in place.
The
36 year-old appeared before Taunton Deane
Magistrates Court and was remanded in custody to appear
at Taunton Crown Court on February 6th.
Crispin
Hayllar, defending, told the court there was "nothing to
suggest he was going to use them in a malicious way."
FURTHER
COVERAGE OF THE BEATTY WAY INVESTIGATION:
Police
praise goodwill of residents
Burnham
resident charged after explosives raid
Evacuation
centre praised by residents
Beatty
Way cordon lifted by police
More
photos of the police investigation in Beatty Way
Recycling
collections delayed by police probe
Police
confirm incident 'was not terrorism related'
Video
of the army bomb disposal team at the scene
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