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Hospital Bomb Plot Thwarted by Patient's Intervention

Mohammad Farooq, a hospital worker, found guilty of planning a terrorist attack with a homemade explosive device.

  • Farooq intended to target RAF Menwith Hill but switched to St James's Hospital in Leeds.
  • He was arrested with a pressure cooker bomb, knives, and an imitation firearm.
  • A patient outside the hospital engaged Farooq in conversation, leading him to abandon his plan.
  • Farooq's extremist views and grievances against colleagues motivated the attack.
  • He was convicted of preparing terrorist acts after a jury deliberated for less than two hours.
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