Neo Nazi Who Planned Gun Attack Jailed After MI5 Sting The case of Alfie Coleman, a 22 year old neo Nazi who plotted a gun attack on a mosque in France before being caught in an MI5 sting, is a stark reminder of the dangers of online radicalization.
Coleman's sentence may bring closure to his intended victims and their families, but it raises deeper questions about how young people are drawn into extremist ideologies through social media and the dark web.
Coleman's journey into neo Nazism began at 14 when he started searching for extreme right wing material online. Authorities noticed his increasingly active participation in far right online groups in summer 2023.