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The two moments of luck that foiled a bomb plot
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck5g7xn1re0oThe two moments of luck that foiled a bomb plot
3 hours ago
By Victoria Scheer, BBC News Online • Emma Glasbey, BBC Look North
It was a simple act of kindness and an ill-timed text message that combined to prevent a "terrorist atrocity" at a Yorkshire hospital.
In the early hours of 20 January last year, Mohammad Farooq arrived at St James's Hospital in Leeds armed with two knives, an imitation firearm and a pressure cooker bomb.
The 28-year-old clinical support worker planned to trigger an evacuation to lure patients and staff into a deadly trap.
Prosecutors said his plan was fuelled by perceived "bullying" at work and an "extremist Islamic ideology" which led him to "seek his own martyrdom" through a "murderous terrorist attack".
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3 hours ago
By Victoria Scheer, BBC News Online • Emma Glasbey, BBC Look North
It was a simple act of kindness and an ill-timed text message that combined to prevent a "terrorist atrocity" at a Yorkshire hospital.
In the early hours of 20 January last year, Mohammad Farooq arrived at St James's Hospital in Leeds armed with two knives, an imitation firearm and a pressure cooker bomb.
The 28-year-old clinical support worker planned to trigger an evacuation to lure patients and staff into a deadly trap.
Prosecutors said his plan was fuelled by perceived "bullying" at work and an "extremist Islamic ideology" which led him to "seek his own martyrdom" through a "murderous terrorist attack".
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