(BBC) A man accused of trying to detonate a pressure-cooker bomb outside a hospital did so because he was angry at colleagues rather than because of Islamist ideology, jurors have been told. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital […]
(BBC) A man accused of attempting to attack a hospital where he worked told a patient he was carrying a bomb and was seeking revenge, a court heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in Leeds on 20 […]
(BBC) A man accused of trying to bomb a hospital had stored a homemade explosive device in his car for about three weeks before his arrest, jurors have heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in Leeds, where […]
(BBC) A man accused of trying to detonate a bomb outside a hospital estimated it was “double the size” of a device used in a US marathon attack, a court heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in […]
(BBC) A man accused of trying to bomb a hospital downloaded documents on how to make explosives, a court has heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in Leeds in January 2023. He denies preparing acts of terrorism, […]
(BBC) A man who was stopped by a member of the public from detonating a bomb outside a hospital has been described in court as a “self-radicalised lone wolf terrorist.” Mohammad Farooq, 28, planned to “kill as many nurses as possible” at […]
(BBC) The trial of a man charged with planning a terror attack at a hospital and military base has been halted. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in Leeds and RAF Menwith Hill, near Harrogate. Mr Farooq previously […]
(BBC) A patient who talked a hospital worker out of detonating a bomb in a cafe full of nurses told police he “seemed like a nice guy deep down,” a court has heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, was arrested outside St James’s Hospital, […]
(BBC) A former patient talked a man out of detonating a bomb in a Leeds hospital after spotting him looking upset, a jury has heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, who is accused of planning a terror attack at St James’s Hospital, was “agitated” […]
(BBC) A hospital worker accused of planning terror attacks brought a bomb into work because of “anger” towards colleagues, his lawyer has told a jury. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, has admitted being “ready and willing” to detonate the homemade explosive at St James’s […]
(ITV) A staff member plotted a “lone wolf” terror attack against the hospital where he worked and an RAF base after becoming radicalised online, a court has heard. Clinical support worker Mohammad Farooq, 28, took a viable bomb made from a pressure […]
(Sky News) A clinical support worker accused of planning terrorist attacks on a hospital in Leeds and an RAF base has admitted possessing a pressure cooker bomb. Mohammad Farooq is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in Leeds after a failed attempt […]
(Sky News) A clinical support worker has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences ahead of his trial for allegedly planning an attack on a maternity hospital in Leeds and an RAF station in North Yorkshire. Mohammad Farooq, 27, from Roundhay in Leeds, is […]
(ITV) A student nurse accused of plotting a terrorist attack at an RAF base after he was allegedly found with a pressure cooker bomb outside a hospital in Leeds is to face a trial in the autumn. Mohammad Farooq, 27, was allegedly […]
(BBC) A student nurse accused of taking a homemade bomb to the Leeds hospital he worked at has appeared in court. Mohammad Farooq was said to have the device outside the maternity ward of St James’s Hospital on 20 January. Mr Farooq, […]
(Sky News) A man has been charged under the Terrorism Act following an incident at a hospital’s maternity wing in Leeds. Mohammad Farooq, 27, of Roundhay, Leeds, was charged with engaging in the preparation of an act of terrorism and with explosives […]
(BBC) A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a terrorism offence after he was allegedly spotted with a suspected firearm and suspicious package at a hospital maternity ward. The Gledhow wing of St James’s Hospital in Leeds was evacuated after […]
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