Police granted more time to question terror suspect after arrest at Leeds St James's hospital

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The 27-year-old, who was arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000, will remain in police custody until at least Friday 27 January. Wards at St James's Hospital were evacuated, and a bomb disposal unit visited the scene during the incident.

Police have been granted more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of a terror offence at a hospital's maternity wing in Leeds.after he was allegedly seen with a suspected firearm and a suspicious package at St James's Hospital, Leeds, on Friday.

Westminster Magistrates' Court granted a warrant for further detention, giving officers until Friday 27 January to hold and further interview the suspect if required, Counter Terrorism Policing North East said. Army specialists and a bomb disposal unit also attended the scene and a cordon was put in place as a precautionary measure.

 

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