Ex-soldier appeals sentence for planting Princes Street Gardens IED

A self proclaimed eco-terrorist who planted a homemade "bomb" in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens is to appeal his jail-term.

Nikolaos Karvounakis was locked up for eight years and four months in February 2022 for leaving the device, which contained explosive and 58 nails.

The 35 year-old ex-Greek serviceman claimed to be part of a Mexican-based group called International Terrorist Mafia.

Edinburgh bomb scare: Nikolaos Karvounakis sentenced to eight years and four months after planting a home-made device in Princes Street Gardens

Nikolaos Karvounakis was sentenced to eight years and four months at the High Court in Edinburgh after planting a home-made bomb in Princes Street Gardens

The device was found on January 11 2018 and prompted a full-scale anti-terror alert.

It did not detonate, but prosecutors said it had the potential to cause "significant injury and damage".

Karvounakis was jailed having pled guilty at a hearing in Edinburgh to possessing items for a terrorist purpose.

The court of appeal in the capital confirmed lawyers for Karvounakis have lodged a "note of appeal" against the sentence.

It is thought to relate to the discount he received for his guilty plea.

No date has been set for any future hearing.

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