(BBC) A 15-year-old boy is to stand trial accused of preparing acts of terrorism.
The child, who cannot be identified, is accused of trying to make bombs containing shrapnel in an Islamic terror plot.
The teenager, from Eastleigh, Hampshire, was arrested on 12 June, according to Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE).
He pleaded not guilty to the charge during a hearing at Leicester Crown Court where he appeared via video link.
The boy, who is said to have converted to Islam this year, was charged with preparation of terrorist acts contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006 in connection with Islamist terrorism.
