Who were London bombers?

Published July 13th, 2005 - 09:24 GMT

Less than a week after London was rocked by four blasts, details on the suicide bombers have started to surface. Police believe at least three British men of Pakistani origin carryed out the first attacks of their kind in the UK, which killed over 50 people. All the three were from Leeds area of Yorkshire.
 

Relatives of one them - Hasib Hussain - reported him missing hours after the bombings. This report led the police to investigate in his direction and discover his role in the attacks.

 

The Sun reported that British Premier, Tony Blair has been warned that 200 more home-grown bombers trained to carry out suicide attacks are living in Britain. They were all trained in al Qaeda camps in "Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria," the daily added.

Meanwhile, following are details, published on the London bombers by SkyNews:

 

Hasib Mir Hussain
19-year-old Hasib Mir Hussain was reported missing by his mother at 10.20pm on July 7, after failing to return home from London. He had told his parents that he was going to the capital on the day of the bombings with friends.

 

Hussain lived with his parents in a Leeds suburb. Hussain reportedly became very religious two years ago. His driving licence and cash cards were found in the mangled wreckage of the number 30 bus, which blew up in Tavistock Square and caused 13 deaths.

 

Mohamed Sadique Khan
Of Pakistani origin, the father-of-one was married to Hasina and their baby girl is thought to be about eight months old. Khan, 30, has worked with disabled children while his wife was involved in education.

 

A neighbour described Khan as a "quiet person". Documents belonging to Khan were found in the debris of the Edgware Road blast.

 

Shehzad Tanweer
Born on December 15 1982 in Bradford, Tanweer lived all his life in the area of Leeds. His father, Mohammed Mumtaz Tanweer, was born in Pakistan and owns a fish and chip shop.

 

Neighbours described Tanweer as a "good Muslim" who lived with his parents, his younger brother and two sisters.

 

Tanweer went to Lahore in Pakistan for two months earlier this year to study religion, but was "proud to be British".  Sources said there was "strong" forensic evidence linking him to the blast on the Underground train near Aldgate.

 

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