| Because poverty and despair drove him to desperate acts... |
One of the four suspected Islamic extremists involved in the July 7, 2005 suicide bomb attacks in London left 121,000 pounds (175,455 euros, 212,433 dollars) in a will, The Sun reported. Shehzad Tanweer, who worked part-time in a fish and chip shop in his home city of Leeds, northern England, blew himself up at Aldgate Underground station, killing eight people and injuring dozens more. In all, 52 commuters died in the terrorist attacks on three Underground trains and a double-decker bus while more than 700 people were injured. An official from the High Court probate department was quoted by the newspaper as saying that 22-year-old Tanweer's estate was a net figure following the deduction of loans, debts and funeral costs. The Inland Revenue would not be taking inheritance tax from the amount because it was under the threshold. Mohammed Muntaz Tanweer, Shehzad's father, has applied to take control of the estate, it added. The Sun -- which headlined its article "Bomber's Booty" -- suggested survivors and families of the bomb attacks victims would be "appalled" at the size of Tanweer's estate. Most families will only receive up to 11,000 pounds under the government's criminal injuries compensation scheme, while amputees could receive up to 55,000 pounds, the newspaper added. |