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Bombings police find 'explosives'
Police hunting the men suspected of attacking three Tubes and a bus last Thursday have found a large amount of "possible" explosives, sources say. The find was made at a block of flats in New Southgate, north London, where bomb suspect Yasin Hassan Omar, 24, had been living since 1999. Police stormed the flats on Monday morning, evacuating residents from three floors of the 12-storey block. Five people have so far been arrested in connection with the failed bombings. Bomb disposal officers are still at the north London flat, BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said. Counter-terrorism sources confirmed that a "large amount" of "possibly" explosive material has been found there, he said. Detectives have no evidence that the bombing suspects have left the country and believe they may all be hiding in a safe house in the capital. Police have linked Omar to the attack on a Victoria line Tube train between Warren Street and Oxford Circus on 21 July. Enfield Council confirmed he had been a tenant at Curtis House, Ladderswood Way, and had been receiving £75 a week in housing benefit. Muktar Said Ibrahim, 27, who police believe tried to blow up the Number 26 bus while it was heading towards Hackney, has also been linked to the same address. Two others are being sought in connection with failed bombings - one near Shepherd's Bush, west London, the other near Oval station, south London. There are also concerns that a fifth bomber is on the loose after a device was found in Little Wormwood Scrubs, west London, on Saturday. Police have arrested two men near to the New Southgate address - bringing the number held in connection with the attempted bombings to five. None of the five, who are all being held under anti-terror laws, are thought to be bombing suspects. A sixth man arrested as part of the inquiry was not linked with the 21 July attacks and has been charged with wasting police time. Police have searched a number of other addresses across the capital. Scotland Yard said the devices that failed to explode on 21 July were packed into plastic food containers which are manufactured in India and sold in 100 outlets across the UK. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke has appealed to shop owners who may have sold five or more of the six-and-a-quarter litre, Delta family containers, with a white lid, in recent months to come forward. Posted by: Steve 2005-07-26 |
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