Mohammed Farooq admits having the device outside a Leeds hospital but denies preparing acts of terrorism.
By Emma Glasbey & Liz Roberts & PA MediaA clinical support worker accused of planning terrorist attacks on a hospital and an RAF base has admitted possessing a pressure cooker bomb.
At a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court he denied preparing acts of terrorism, or intending to endanger life, but admitted having the explosive device.Mr Justice Nicholas Hilliard told potential jurors the defendant was accused of "an alleged plan to target RAF Menwith Hill... and St James's Hospital... in a terrorist attack".
He pleaded not guilty to charges of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts and possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury to property.The prosecution allege between July 2021 and January 2023 he had engaged in "manufacturing or assembling an improvised explosive device".
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