Builder says he did not know about explosives in his garage

A wealthy builder accused of stockpiling military-grade explosives insisted today (Mon) that he had no idea how the haul ended up in his garage. Khalid Rashad, 63, said the stash might have been planted there by a rival jealous of his influence at a local community centre he helped to found. Police discovered 226 grammes of PE4 plastic explosives and a modified 9mm PA-K calibre blank cartridge during a search of Rashad’s address on 15 April last year, the Old…