India, Feb. 22 -- A murder-obsessed teenager planned to carry out a mass shooting at his own school in Edinburgh, a court was told. The boy reportedly "idolised" the killers who carried out the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado in 1999, killing 12 students and a teacher. The teenager repeatedly spoke about his intention to carry out a similar shooting at his own secondary school, often describing the "Doomsday" when he would "clear it out."

However, in 2023, a large-scale police probe began after the boy was seen in a photo on social media, wearing full combat gear and carrying an imitation gun in school. This caused pupils and parents to panic.

The boy held racist and pro-Nazi views, BBC reported. As a result, he had already b...