Oliver Bel, of Salford, bought the ‘manual’ online, which contained methods of creating homemade bombs, a court was told.

Mr Bel, 24, came to the attention of the Counter Terrorism Unit in Cambridge after his tutor reported the anti-Semitic remarks he posted online, Manchester Crown Court heard.

Jurors were told that in a Facebook post, Mr Bel said: “I just want to go on a killing spree.”

A day later, the court heard, he posted: “Hate them Jews, kill them all then kill all n******”.

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