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Leeds Muslims visiting bomb sites
Members of Muslim communities in the city where two of the 7 July bombers lived have visited London to pay their respects at each of the bomb sites. The delegation from Leeds laid wreaths and said prayers at the four sites in which 52 people were killed. Bus bomber Hasib Mir Hussain, 18, lived in Holbeck and Aldgate bomber Shehzad Tanweer, 22, came from Beeston. Edgware Road bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan, 30, lived in Dewsbury, West Yorks, but worked at a Beeston school.The visit followed further talks between Muslim communities in Leeds and a delegation from the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). The delegation, which has been organised by the Leeds Islamic Centre, includes members from various sections of the local community in the city and will be joined by MCB representatives. The groups paid it resepcts first at King's Cross station. They then went to Tavistock Square, Aldgate Tube station and Edgware Road London Underground station. Posted by: Steve White 2005-08-08 |
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