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Leeds: Mohammed Farooq admits possessing device at St James’s Hospital

A clinical support worker accused of planning terrorist attacks on a hospital and an RAF base has admitted possessing a pressure cooker bomb.

Mohammed Farooq, 27, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in Leeds and RAF Menwith Hill near Harrogate in North Yorkshire.

At a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court he denied preparing acts of terrorism, or intending to endanger life, but admitted having the explosive device.

Read the rest of the story from BBC here.

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