Leeds Hospital Bomber Sentenced to Life After Heroic Intervention

Mohammad Farooq, a self-radicalized terrorist who planned a mass casualty attack, was stopped by patient Nathan Newby and sentenced to at least 37 years in prison.

Mohammad Farooq brought a pressure cooker bomb, modeled on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombs but with twice the explosives, to St James's Hospital in Leeds in January 2023.
Farooq initially targeted RAF Menwith Hill but switched to the hospital after failing to breach the high-security base.
Hospital patient Nathan Newby intervened, talking Farooq out of detonating the bomb and persuading him to call the police, preventing a potential atrocity.
Farooq was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 37 years for preparing acts of terrorism and related charges, with the court rejecting his claim of workplace grievances as a motive.
The judge and community praised Newby’s courage and the hospital staff’s calm response during the incident, highlighting the dangers of online radicalization.