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20/09/2005
London bombers ‘rehearsed’ suicide attacks
Police have released CCTV footage showing three of the four bombers behind the July 7 bomb attacks in London, on what is believed to be a ‘practice run’ prior to the attacks.
The CCTV footage, discovered among 80,000 tapes collected by police, shows Mohammed Sidique Khan, Shehzad Tanweer and Germaine Lindsay, making a journey to London on June 28, nine days before the bomb attacks in the capital, which killed 52 people.
The three men were spotted on CCTV cameras at Luton station around 8.10am. They purchased tickets and travelled to London, where they were spotted at King’s Cross around 8.55am.
The trio were later spotted at Baker Street station at around mid-day, before being pictured again at King’s Cross around 12.50pm They arrived back at Luton station around 1.40pm.
Peter Clarke, the head of Scotland Yard’s anti-terrorist branch, said that police believed that the men could have been “conducting a reconnaissance” on that day in preparation for the July 7 attacks. He said: “We know that’s part of terrorist methodology.”
The investigation into the July 7 bomb attacks has been described as “intense”. Detectives have collected more than 3,000 witness statements and over 30,000 pieces of evidence.
Police have also revealed that bombs were discovered in car left by the bombers at Luton train station.
It was also announced that police are continuing to search a landfill site at Skelton Grange, West Yorkshire, which, it is believed, could be connected to an alleged ‘bomb factory’, discovered at an address in Alexander Grove, Leeds.
Earlier this month, Sidique Khan, who is believed to have been the ringleader behind the attacks, appeared in a video, broadcast on Arabic news channel al-Jazeera, blaming the British government’s policy on Iraq for the attacks.
On Monday night, the same news network broadcast a video showing al-Qaeda deputy leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, stating that the group carried out the July 7 attacks. It is the first time the terror group has officially claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The three bombers shown in the CCTV footage detonated devices located in rucksacks on three Tube trains almost simultaneously on the morning of July 7.
A fourth bomber, Hasib Hussain, exploded his device on a double-decker bus on Tavistock Square almost an hour later. It is believed that he may have intended to target a Northern Line train, but the service was suspended.
(KMcA/SP)
The CCTV footage, discovered among 80,000 tapes collected by police, shows Mohammed Sidique Khan, Shehzad Tanweer and Germaine Lindsay, making a journey to London on June 28, nine days before the bomb attacks in the capital, which killed 52 people.
The three men were spotted on CCTV cameras at Luton station around 8.10am. They purchased tickets and travelled to London, where they were spotted at King’s Cross around 8.55am.
The trio were later spotted at Baker Street station at around mid-day, before being pictured again at King’s Cross around 12.50pm They arrived back at Luton station around 1.40pm.
Peter Clarke, the head of Scotland Yard’s anti-terrorist branch, said that police believed that the men could have been “conducting a reconnaissance” on that day in preparation for the July 7 attacks. He said: “We know that’s part of terrorist methodology.”
The investigation into the July 7 bomb attacks has been described as “intense”. Detectives have collected more than 3,000 witness statements and over 30,000 pieces of evidence.
Police have also revealed that bombs were discovered in car left by the bombers at Luton train station.
It was also announced that police are continuing to search a landfill site at Skelton Grange, West Yorkshire, which, it is believed, could be connected to an alleged ‘bomb factory’, discovered at an address in Alexander Grove, Leeds.
Earlier this month, Sidique Khan, who is believed to have been the ringleader behind the attacks, appeared in a video, broadcast on Arabic news channel al-Jazeera, blaming the British government’s policy on Iraq for the attacks.
On Monday night, the same news network broadcast a video showing al-Qaeda deputy leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, stating that the group carried out the July 7 attacks. It is the first time the terror group has officially claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The three bombers shown in the CCTV footage detonated devices located in rucksacks on three Tube trains almost simultaneously on the morning of July 7.
A fourth bomber, Hasib Hussain, exploded his device on a double-decker bus on Tavistock Square almost an hour later. It is believed that he may have intended to target a Northern Line train, but the service was suspended.
(KMcA/SP)
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24 October 2005
Police continue to question London bomb suspect
Police are continuing to question a man arrested at the weekend in connection with the July 7 London bombings. Imran Patel, 27, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was arrested on Saturday, following a tip-off from the 'News of the World', the Metropolitan Police confirmed.
Police continue to question London bomb suspect
Police are continuing to question a man arrested at the weekend in connection with the July 7 London bombings. Imran Patel, 27, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was arrested on Saturday, following a tip-off from the 'News of the World', the Metropolitan Police confirmed.
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