Leeds hospital bomb plotter guilty of terror charge

A man who plotted to bomb a hospital in Leeds has been found guilty of preparing for an act of terrorism.

Mohammad Farooq, 28, targeted St James’s Hospital in January 2023 but was stopped by a member of the public.

A trial at Sheffield Crown Court heard how the clinical support worker had planned to “kill as many nurses as possible” by detonating a pressure cooker bomb.

Jurors unanimously convicted Farooq, of Hetton Road in Leeds. He will be sentenced at a later date.

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