Loughborough 'bomb plot' retrial date set 12 December 2013 Last updated at 12:03 A date has been set for the retrial of a teenager accused of planning a "Columbine-type bomb attack" on his former school. The 17-year-old from Loughborough, Leicestershire, said the alleged plans, written in a notebook, were a fantasy to help him cope with bullying. A jury at the Old Bailey last month failed to reach a verdict on two charges under the Terrorism Act. The boy, who cannot be named, will now be tried again on 3 March. The defendant has already admitted possessing component parts for petrol bombs and pipe bombs. He is accused of possessing a poisons handbook, which is banned under terrorism laws, weapons and plans that the prosecution says named several potential targets in Loughborough. The teenager denies charges of possessing the items for the purpose, preparation and instigation of an act of terrorism.