The White Wolves was a British

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and

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organisation that claimed to adhere to the doctrine of

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, which claimed responsibility for several racially motivated bombings in London in 1999. "The White Wolves is a tiny secretive group of nazi fanatics organised in cells. It first came to attention in 1994 when it issued a 'blueprint for terror' in which it set out the events now being played out in London. Copying the concept of "leaderless resistance" from

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extremists, they formed small cells and planned terror bombings and cold- blooded murder." The anonymous 15 page 1994 ''blueprint for terror'' – which announced the formation of the White Wolves, contained practical instructions on bomb making, and which called for a race war – has been widely attributed to the then neo-nazi ideologue

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. Mike Whine, head of the Board of Jewish Deputies theorised that the White Wolves were a splinter group of

Combat 18 Combat 18 (C18 or 318) is a neo-Nazi terrorist organisation that was founded in 1992. It originated in the United Kingdom, with ties to movements in Canada and the United States. Since then it has spread to other countries, including Germany. ...

, deriving their name from a Serbian paramilitary formation.

London bombs

Around the time of the Brixton nail-bomb, 25 people received stenciled notes stating: At the time of the bombings, police authorities believed that former Combat 18 second-in-command Del O'Connor was the likely head of the White Wolves. A stencilled message had been circulated reading ''C18 did not carry out the Brixton bombing. We, the White Wolves, did.''Burrell, Ian (28 April 1999
"Police seek leader of neo-Nazi gang"
''The Independent''.

Arrest

In May 1999, a 22-year-old,

David Copeland The 1999 London nail bombings were a series of bomb explosions in London, England. Over three successive weekends between 17 and 30 April 1999, homemade nail bombs were detonated respectively in Brixton in South London; at Brick Lane, Spitalfield ...

, was arrested and charged with all three nail-bombings.London nail-bomber arrested—What shapes the psychology of hate?
4 May 1999. World Socialist Web Site.

References

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