Speculation has it this morning that Britain is interested in at least two people in connection with Thursday’s bombings in London. They are Omar Bakri and Mohamed Guerbouzi.
In an interview with David Storobin at Global Politician, Glen Jenvey said he believes Omar Bakri may be arrested soon:
Global Politician—Bakri looks like the man who will be arrested soon. He took over Hamza after the arrest. Most of the September 11 hijackers came through the London offices of Bakri and Hamza. Bakri said quite a lot in past. For example, he told Publica in the interview published on Sunday that there were several “freelance” militant groups in Europe, such as al-Qaida London and are prepared to launch attacks similar to those carried out by the al-Qaida network. [. . .].
An article by the Wall Street Journal names Mohamed Guerbouzi as a person of interest:
Wall Street Journal—British police have asked their European counterparts for information on a Moroccan man, Mohamed Guerbouzi, in relation to the terrorist attacks in London yesterday, a Brussels-based European police official said. Mr. Guerbouzi has been under investigation in Britain in connection with two previous attacks, a 2003 suicide bombing in Morocco and last year’s attack in Madrid. He has been living in Britain for about a decade, the police official said. [. . .].
The death toll this morning appears to have risen to 50:
Bloomberg— July 8 (Bloomberg) — Terrorist attacks on the London subway system and a bus yesterday killed at least 50 people and injured more than 700, police said.
The death toll may increase as police clear the wreckage of a train at Russell Square subway station, London Police Commissioner Ian Blair said at a press conference. Twenty-two people are in a “critical condition” in hospital, Blair said. [. . .].
Update (7/8/2005 7:34am):
Suicide bombings have not been ruled out says Britain’s Channel 4:
C4— Sir Ian refused to rule out the possibility that Britain had been subjected to its first suicide bombing, but he added there is no evidence to suggest suicide bombers at the moment.
A passenger on a double decker bus ripped apart in one of the four blasts said he saw an “extremely agitated” man rummaging in a bag just seconds before the explosion. [. . .].
Update (7/8/2005 12:17pm):
Official MPS casualty report:
MPS—The number of people who have died has been placed at more than 50. New figures will be released when we know them to be accurate.
The total number of casualties was 700, of those, 350 people were treated at the scene, 350 have been treated at hospital. 22 people are in a serious condition and one person has since died in hospital. [. . .].
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