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| 'Dirty bomber' injured in prison | |
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| An al-Qaeda plotter who planned to kill thousands of people in the UK and US in "dirty bombings" has been badly injured in an attack by fellow prison inmates. | |
| Dhiren Barot, 35, from Kingsbury in north-west London, had been serving life at HMP Frankland near Durham. | |
| He spent five days in Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary after the assault. | |
| A news blackout was imposed for the duration of his hospital stay, during which armed police were present. Barot was returned to prison on Saturday. | |
| Northumbria Police are not releasing details of his injuries, but said the incident was subject to an investigation by Durham Police and HM Prison Service. | |
| 'Determined terrorist' | |
| A security operation at the hospital involved armed police and the air support unit. | |
| A police spokeswoman said the news blackout was aimed at protecting the safety of patients, hospital staff, prison staff and members of the public. | |
| At his trial at Woolwich Crown Court Borat was described as a determined terrorist who prepared meticulous plans for al-Qaeda figures on a series of synchronised attacks in the UK. | |
| These included exploding gas tankers hidden in limousines, flooding the tube network and a radioactive "dirty bomb". | |
| He was jailed for life and told he must serve a minimum sentence of 40 years. |