A ring-wing extremest was caught with a bomb-making kit during an unrelated call-out to the death of a woman.

Police searched 35-year-old Peter Morgan's flat after a woman collapsed.

They found a glass bottle studded with lead shot and nail gun rounds, along with explosive powder, fuses, screws and steel tacks.

An Army bomb disposal expert told the High Court in Edinburgh that a "quite effective, viable" improvised explosive device could have been made from the items discovered.

Sergeant Liam Davies told prosecution lawyer Ashley Edwards QC: "I believe that this is a bomb in construction or waiting to be constructed."

The experienced explosive ordnance disposal soldier said the complicated weapon could cause "horrific injury" with severe bleeding and potential death without prompt medical intervention.

He said the potential shrapnel glued to the exterior of the vinegar shaker was telling, and if the screws and tacks were put in with an explosive mixture inside the bottle, that would add to the fragmentation effect.

During the search of Morgan's home in Taylor Place, Edinburgh, officers also found a Nazi swastika flag, far-right literature and a German World War II dagger.

Police also discovered he downloaded an international application form to become a "loyal white knight of the Klu Klux Klan."

Morgan had also acquired copies of an Al Qaeda terrorism manual, an IRA volunteers handbook on guerrilla warfare, works on turning guns into fully automatic weapons and guides on improvised explosives and interrogation techniques.

Jurors heard he was "quite proud" that he was part of the Scottish Defence League and travelled with others from the far-right group to a white pride rally in Manchester in 2015.

He was photographed attending the march with his hood up carrying a Scottish Saltire flag and holding a "white pride worldwide" poster.

He later claimed to detectives that he was "more of a left-leaning person" and had voted for the SNP.

Morgan, a prisoner of HMP Edinburgh, was convicted of charges under the Terrorism Act.

Jurors convicted Morgan of charges which stated he possessed items and collected information which give "rise to a reasonable suspicion" that he was planning "acts of terrorism."

Morgan's offending took place between April 2012 and July 2017.

Judge Lord Boyd remanded Morgan - who has convictions dating back two decades - in custody in order for the court to obtain reports about Morgan's character.

Morgan will be sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on August 16.

Following Morgan's conviction, detective inspector Jackie Gilfillan said:

Detective Inspector Jackie Gilfillanm from the organised crime and counter terrorism unitm said: "What our investigation established is that Peter Morgan's interest in explosives, coupled with his extreme right-wing beliefs, made him a danger to not only himself, but the public.

"None of the items recovered from Morgan's address had been made into any form of viable explosive and we were able to intervene before he could attempt to construct any device capable of doing harm.

"Whenever such individuals come to our attention, a thorough investigation will be undertaken to gather evidence, which we will then act upon to bring them to justice.

"We recognise the important role the public has to play in preventing terrorism and whenever such individuals come to our attention a thorough investigation is undertaken to gather evidence and bring them to justice.

"While on this occasion, we were able to take action and prevent any danger to the public, any concerns held by members of the public should be reported to the anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321."