BEIJING, July 13 -- British police have announced their first major breakthrough in the deadly London bombings, saying they have closed-circuit TV film of four suspects - possibly suicide bombers - arriving in the centre of the capital shortly before the explosions began.
Peter Clarke, head of the Metropolitan Police anti-terrorist branch, said at least three of the suspected men were from West Yorkshire in northern England, and that a man had been arrested after raids on homes in the West Yorkshire town of Leeds, which has a substantial Muslim community.
"We are trying to establish their movements in the run-up to last week's attacks and specifically to establish if they all died in the explosions. Today we executed six warrants, issued under the Terrorism Act at various premises in the West Yorkshire area. These included the home addresses of three of the four men to whom I've referred.A detailed forensic examination will now follow and this is likely to take some time to complete." Clarke said.
Britain's Press Association said the men were believed to be Britons of Pakistani origin and that the arrested man was a relative of one of the suspected bombers.
Meanwhile, commuters heading home via Kings Cross Station have mixed feelings about the revelations by police during the day that last Thursday's bombers were British citizens.
"Most Londoners actually are not going to be afraid by this. I think they're going to continue their daily business but it's a shame people want to take their lives like this because I think it's important that life is for living and people should enjoy life to the full and it's a shame people feel so strongly in their beliefs that they need to kill themselves and kill other innocent people at the same time."
(Source: CRIENGLISH.com) |