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| New video released of London 7/7 bomber |
| 2006-07-06 |
| A previously unseen videotape by one of the four British suicide bombers who attacked London last July has been aired by Al Jazeera television. Speaking of the attacks which killed 52 people a year ago, the man, identified as Shehzad Tanweer, says: "What have you witnessed now is only the beginning of a string of attacks that will continue and become stronger until you pull your forces out of Afghanistan and Iraq and until you stop your financial and military support to America and Israel." Tanweer, 22, from the Beeston area of Leeds, exploded his bomb on the underground near Aldgate station, killing seven of the 52 commuters who died on three trains and a bus. London Assistant Commissioner Andy Hayman said: "We are aware of the tape and this will form part of our investigation. "There can be no doubt that the release of the video at this time can only cause maximum hurt and distress to the families and friends of those who died on 7/7 and the hundreds of people who were injured in the terrorist attacks. "We are sure that the overwhelming majority of all communities are united in condemning any attempt to justify last year's terrorist attacks in London. The tape also featured al-Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri. Al Jazeera said Zawahri praised Tanweer, saying: "He studied physical fitness at university and he had a passion for boxing. Even though he was from a well-off family, his clothes and appearance didn't show that." Al Jazeera added that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had praised the London attack. The video showed a picture of bin Laden but his voice could not be heard. The video showed masked men apparently conducting scientific experiments in petri dishes and testing a small explosive device in what Jazeera said according to the video was Qaeda's training camps. The Jazeera voice-over said the video showed the militants had chosen their targets specifically. The video also showed a group of men firing gunshots into the air after they had apparently heard of the success of the London bombings. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 From InstaPundit: Pakistani government sources tell ABC News two key operatives in last year's London bombings, Shehzad Tanweer and Mohammad Saddique Khan, personally met with Ayman al-Zawahiri in the tribal areas sometime in January 2005. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-07-06 21:02 |