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| All Bombers Died In London Attacks |
| 2005-07-12 |
| via Drudge All four attackers - not confirmed to be suicide bombers - are thought to have died in the blasts. Police said there was forensic evidence that meant it was "very likely" the bomber responsible for the train explosion at Aldgate died there. One of the men from West Yorkshire had been reported missing by his family and his property was found at the bus blast scene. The second man's property was found at the scene of the Aldgate blast and the third man's property at both the Aldgate and Edgware Road blasts. Sky News correspondent Martin Brunt said it is thought the men were British. One man has just been arrested in west Yorkshire in connection with the attacks. They were also poised to make arrests in London, he said. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, head of Scotland's Yard anti-terrorist branch, said: "The investigation quite early led us to have concerns about the movement and activities of four men, three of whom came from the West Yorkshire area. "We are trying to establish their movements in the run-up to last week's attack and specifically to establish whether they all died in the explosions. Today we executed six warrants under the Terrorism Act at premises in the West Yorkshire area. These included the home addresses of three of the four men. A detailed forensic examination will now follow and this is likely to take time to complete." He continued: "We know that all four of these arrived in London by train on the morning. We have identified CCTV footage showing the four men at King's Cross Station shortly before 8.30am on that morning, July 7. One of them who had set out from West Yorkshire was reported missing by his family to the casualty bureau on July 7. We have been able to establish that he was joined on his journey to London by three other men. We have since found personal documents bearing the names of three of those four men close to the seats of three of the explosions. "As regards to the man who is missing, some of his property was found on the route 30 bus in Tavistock Square. Property of a second man was found at the scene of the Aldgate bomb and in relation to a third man property with his name was found at the Aldgate and Edgware Road bombs. We have strong forensic evidence that it is very likely that one of the men from West Yorkshire died at the explosion at Aldgate." Sky News terror expert Steve Park said the documents may have been deliberately planted to "send police the wrong way". The news comes as armed police search a house in Leeds after the Army used a controlled explosion to get in. It was the discovery that the bus bomber was likely to have died in the blasts that triggered the raids. Hundreds of people were evacuated from the area around Hyde Park Road, Burley. No one was in the house at the time but armed officers had been used as a precaution. Five other homes in Leeds had earlier been raided by police hunting the terrorists behind last week's attacks. |
| Posted by:Laurence of the Rats |
| #9 So how much indoctrination does it take to get four western raised youths to go boom? Dunno, but apparently it can be done without anyone knowing. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-12 19:27 |
| #8 asif..... |
| Posted by: Shistos Shistadogloo 2005-07-12 15:28 |
| #7 So how much indoctrination does it take to get four western raised youths to go boom? If there is one thing the Islamists are absolutely world class in, it is the psychological preparation of suicide bombers. |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2005-07-12 15:25 |
| #6 I would immediately deport their families - regardless of their citizenship. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2005-07-12 13:32 |
| #5 I just updated the text from Sky. |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-07-12 12:53 |
| #4 latest report says only the bus bomber is sure to have died, others not clear. CCTV showed 4 entering Kings Cross 20 minutes prior to bombing. at least 3 were from Leeds. 1 guy (not a bomber?) has been arrested. A car has been impounded. Things are happening very quickly. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2005-07-12 12:47 |
| #3 You forgot Ian. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-07-12 12:38 |
| #2 Clive? Trevor? Nigel? Bernard? Bet I'm wrong... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-07-12 12:26 |
| #1 Meant to bold this too: Detectives believe all four were British citizens |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-07-12 12:25 |