A Colorado man has appeared in court for allegedly plotting to bomb a synagogue in a case US prosecutors describe as “domestic terrorism”. According to court documents, Richard Holzer planned to bomb the Temple Emanuel synagogue in the town of Pueblo as part of a “racial holy war”.

Following a sting operation, the 27-year-old met FBI undercover agents to visit the temple and plan his attack, prosecutors say. Mr Holzer has not yet entered a plea. During his court appearance he requested a court-appointed lawyer.

FBI special agent John Smith said in an affidavit that Mr Holzer had “used several Facebook accounts to promote white supremacy ideology and acts of violence”.

He told undercover officers that he used to be a member of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) – one of the oldest white supremacy groups in the US – and was now a skinhead.(BBC)…[+]