Key facts
- Broadhurst made explosives and a "homemade cannon".
- He promoted extreme right-wing views and discussed raising a militia.
- Police found multiple weapons including crossbows, knives, and a baseball bat.
- He admitted possessing explosives and a firearms offence.
- Broadhurst was jailed for 46 months at Sheffield Crown Court.
A British soldier, Mark Broadhurst, has been jailed for 46 months after making explosives and a "homemade cannon" while promoting extreme right-wing views and discussing raising a militia. Weaponry and explosive substances were discovered during police raids on his home and barracks quarters in September 2024. The items included crossbows, bolts, knives, a baseball bat, gunpowder, and a crude homemade cannon. Broadhurst admitted possessing explosives and a firearms offence. The judge rejected claims the offences were not terror-related, finding Broadhurst sought to impress and encourage members of extreme right-wing groups with his violent, racist, and anti-authority ideology. His online posts expressed hateful views and a desire for notoriety through terrorism and killing police officers.