Two neo-Nazis, who have allegedly planned to assassinate the US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in a murder spree targeting more than 100 black people, appeared in a court, federal agents said, cited by BBC.

Paul Schlesselman and Daniel Cowartaccused are accused of making threats to kill Obama and of possessing an unregistered firearm and conspiracy to steal from a licensed gun dealer.

Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said the men, aged 18 and 20, had made their first appearance before a court in Tennessee on Monday after being arrested last week in Crockett County in the same state.

An ATF official said agents had seized a rifle, a sawn-off shotgun and three pistols during the arrests.

The court documents quoted the two men as saying that they would dress up in white tuxedos and top hats then drive their car as fast as possible toward Senator Obama, shooting at him from the windows.

The two men have not yet entered a plea but are due to appear in court again later this week.

Mr Obama said he was not worried by the news and it was "not who America is".

He told reporters that "these kinds of hate groups" had been marginalised by the election campaign and were not part of America's future.

Mr Obama, who if elected will become the first black US president, is leading Republican rival John McCain in opinion polls ahead of the 4 November election.

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