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Jail for man behind bomb hoax that brought Sheffield to standstill

Yaqub Younis claimed 20kg of explosives and sparked a 36-hour police siege that evacuated hundreds, shut a busy Sheffield junction and ended in a guilty verdict.

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A judge branded Younis’ claims that MI5 were trying to assassinate him as “utter nonsense”

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Sheffield bomb hoax man jailed after 32-hour city centre siege

A Sheffield man who falsely claimed he had explosives and firearms, triggering a 32-hour police operation and the evacuation of a city centre apartment block, has been jailed.

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Jail for man behind bomb hoax that brought Sheffield to standstill

A judge branded Younis’ claims that MI5 were trying to assassinate him as “utter nonsense”

·Sheffield, United Kingdom
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The Star broke the news in Sheffield, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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