'Lone wolf' Islamic terrorist faces jail for hospital bomb plot

A 'lone wolf' Islamic terrorist, who plotted to set off a pressure cooker bomb at the hospital where he worked, is facing years in jail.

Prosecutors said Farooq had originally intended to attack RAF Menwith Hill - a North Yorkshire military base used by the United States that had been identified as a target by so-called Islamic State. Farooq denied preparing terrorist acts, with defence counsel Gul Nawaz Hussain KC telling jurors Farooq was not an extremist but a 'troubled man' who was motivated by 'deep rooted anger and grievance' towards his colleagues.Opening the case to jurors in June, prosecutor Jonathan Sandiford KC said Farooq's plan was to detonate the bomb, then kill as many people as possible with knives before using an imitation firearm to incite police to shoot him dead.

Mr Newby stayed with the defendant and eventually persuaded him to move away from the building, and hand over his phone to call the police.

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