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.