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| Three charged over London bombings |
| 2007-04-05 |
| THREE suspects have been charged over the July 7, 2005, suicide bombings in London which killed 52 commuters, in the first indictments since the horrific attacks. The men - identified as Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil - were involved in the “reconnaissance and planning” of the attacks, in which four bombers blew themselves up on underground trains and a bus, police said. “I appreciate that bringing these charges will have an impact on many people,” said Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, head of Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism squad. “For some it will bring back horrible memories of that terrible day. "For others there may be some relief that after such a length of time there is some visible progress in an investigation that has had to be kept secret.” Their arrests last month were the first major detentions since the bombings, in which near-simultaneous blasts caused devastation on the London transport system during the morning rush-hour. The three were charged that between November 1 and June 29, 2005, “they unlawfully and maliciously conspired ... to cause explosions on the Transport for London system and/or tourist attractions in London,” prosecutors added. The four suicide bombers - three of them Britons of Pakistani origin and one a naturalised Jamaican - died when they set off rucksack bombs on three Underground trains and a double-decker bus. The attack also injured more than 700 in what was the worst terrorist atrocity on British soil and the first such suicide attack in Europe. The bombings were followed exactly two weeks later by an apparent copycat attack which failed. Six men are currently on trial for that alleged attempt. The three suspects charged Thursday were detained on March 22 under the Terrorism Act 2000. At the time police said detectives had been investigating at home and abroad since the July 7 bombings, which prompted soul-searching about the extent of Muslim integration in British society. The suspected ringleader of the bombings, Mohamed Sidique Khan, and fellow bomber Shehzad Tanweer said in videos recorded before their deaths that British foreign policy, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, motivated their actions. The Metropolitan Police said last month that they had always been keen to determine whether anyone else helped Khan, Tanweer, plus fellow bombers Hasib Hussain and Jermaine Lindsay. A May 11, 2006 report by the British Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee said that Khan and Tanweer were “likely” to have had contact with Al-Qaeda members while visiting Pakistan. A theory that a terrorist mastermind fled Britain shortly before the bombings was discounted. In addition, there was no intelligence to indicate there was a fourth or fifth bomber, the committee said. |
| Posted by:Elmavith Fluck6403 |
| #5 Yorkshire, where by sheer coincidence, will open its first Muslim Boy's School (sponsored by the J-e-T). |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-04-05 17:44 |
| #4 "That's right! Kneel bitch" might just be the 21st century equivalent of yelling 'Fire!" in the theater in certain parts of the US, where there are still balls allowed. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-04-05 14:11 |
| #3 Pardon, I misquoted. They said, "That's right! Kneel bitch!" Kneel. Submit. islam. All the same thing. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-04-05 13:53 |
| #2 The three, who were arrested last month, are from the same area of West Yorkshire, England Which is to be expected when you pay orcs to move into the Shire. Ban traditional Hobbit foods and force Hobbit women to wear bin bags over their heads. Ban beer and tobacco. Pay benefits and give free housing to orcs. The list goes on. I was speaking with a coworker today who went to see "300". Some "Persians" were in the audience... when Leonidas bowed down before Xerxes the audience shouted, "That's right. Beg bitch!" Such is the sensitivity of oppressed muslims. But the day is coming when those calls are answered. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-04-05 13:52 |
| #1 More, from AP: For the first time, authorities alleged that the plot's targets may have included London tourist attractions. The three, who were arrested last month, are from the same area of West Yorkshire, England, as three of the four suicide bombers. Those charged were Mohammed Shakil, 30, of Beeston, a suburb of Leeds; Sadeer Saleem, 26, of Beeston; and Waheed Ali, 23, who recently lived in London but was formerly from Beeston. "The allegation is that they were involved in reconnaissance and planning," said Susan Hemming of the prosecutors' office. "The search is not over," added Peter Clarke, head of the Metropolitan Police anti-terrorist unit, who said he expected that there would be more arrests in the case. "I firmly believe that there are other people who have knowledge of what lay behind the attacks in July 2005, knowledge that they have not shared with us," he said. "In fact I don't only believe it, I know it for a fact. For that reason the investigation continues." |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-04-05 13:13 |