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Egypt questions biochemist on UK attacks
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-16 21:10
LEEDS, England - Police in Egypt questioned a biochemist about the London
subway bombings, trying to decide whether to hand him over to British
investigators after authorities in this northern town reportedly found traces of
explosives in his bathtub.
An undated family photo made available
Saturday July 16, 2005, showing Egyptian biochemist Magdy Mahmoud
el-Nashar, who was being sought in the probe into the London bombings.
[Reuters] | In another sign of the investigation's
widening global reach, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said
authorities were trying to determine whether any of the four "foot soldiers" —
the suicide bombers who ranged in age from 18 to 30 — had ties with
Pakistan-based cells of the al-Qaida terror network.
In an interview with British Broadcasting Corp. radio, Blair said the inquiry
was focusing on the organizers of the attacks, and he confirmed that police were
most interested in the Pakistan connection. The bombings of three subway trains
and a bus killed 55 people, including the bombers. Police increased the death
toll from 54 after another victim died in the hospital overnight.
Three of the bombers — Shahzad Tanweer, Mohammed Sidique Khan and Hasid
Hussain — were Britons of Pakistani origin. At least two had traveled to
Pakistan.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday that authorities were facing an "evil
ideology" in their struggle against Islamic terrorism.
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