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Headline: Hospital patient honoured for stopping Leeds bombing plot through calm intervention
Why this matters:The intervention likely prevented significant loss of life and highlights the impact of individual actions in crisis situations. Date: 24 March 2026 Tags: UK News, Security, Crime Summary: Nathan Newby stopped a planned hospital bombing in Leeds in January 2023. He spent two hours persuading attacker Mohammad Farooq to abandon the plan. Farooq had a pressure cooker bomb containing 10kg of explosives. Newby engaged him in conversation and built trust to calm h
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