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The key findings of the official government report, or "narrative", into the London attacks of 7 July 2005, in which four suicide bombers killed 52 people and injured hundreds of others on three Tube trains and a bus, are as follows:
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It is not known when the group first developed the idea of an attack in the UK
But suspected ringleader Mohammad Sidique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer visited Pakistan from November 2004 to February 2005 and this may have been an important element
The bombs were constructed using materials which were readily available and
which required "little expertise" to turn into bombs
The group was motivated by "fierce antagonism to perceived
injustices by the West against Muslims" and a desire for martyrdom
Among details of the day's events are that at about 0830 BST on 7 July, four men fitting their descriptions are seen in London hugging. They appear "happy,
even euphoric". They then split up
After three bombs go off on three different London Underground trains, Hasib Hussain appears at King's Cross station
He tries in vain to contact the other bombers by mobile, and goes to buy a battery (possibly indicating his bomb did not work) and then to a McDonald's. He appears relaxed and unhurried. He then gets on the number 30 bus which later exploded
The backgrounds of the four men appear largely unexceptional
It is not known how or when Khan developed his extreme views
By 2001 he was clearly serious about religion. He spoke out against the 11 September attacks, but some remarked on a change of character in 2002
Similarly, Shehzad Tanweer became very religious but those around him observed no
sign this had turned to extremism
Germaine Lindsay was a convert to Islam and strongly influenced by known extremist preacher Abdullah al Faisal, now in prison
Hasib Hussain undertook a Hajj visit to Saudi Arabia with his family early in 2002.
After this, he began wearing traditional clothing and a prayer cap and would
wear white on Fridays. Some time after this it was noticed that he had written
"Al Qaida No Limits" on his RE schoolbook. He regarded the 9/11 bombers as martyrs
Three of the four - not Lindsay - had a social life based around the same mosque, youth club, gym and Islamic bookshop in Beeston. Lindsay and Khan presumably met in Huddersfield
Khan, in a video broadcast later, justified violence "through his own twisted interpretation of
Islam"
In May 2005 the group rented 18 Alexandra Grove, in the student area of Leeds, and turned it into a "bomb making factory"
There appears to have been at least one reconnoitring visit to London on 28 June
by Khan, Tanweer and Lindsay, but not Hussain
The "best estimate" for the cost to the bombers of
the attacks was less than £8,000 overall
The group appears to have been self-financed
The behaviour of the bombers in the run up to 7 July appeared generally
normal to those around them, with the exception of Lindsay
It is reported that there was a marked change in Lindsay's character after
November 2004. He was behaving erratically and possibly
criminally, but not in a way that aroused suspicion of terrorist intentions
There is as yet no firm evidence as to whether there was any al-Qaeda support. But the target and type of attack are typical of al-Qaeda and those inspired by its ideologies
Police are still investigating. They have taken over 12,500 statements; there are over 26,000 exhibits of
which over 5,000 are being forensically examined; they have seized 142
computers and there are more than 6,000 hours of CCTV footage
The first concrete sign that the UK had become a target for al-Qaeda type attack was in November 2000
when two British citizens of Bangladeshi origin were arrested in
Birmingham. One of those arrested was convicted of explosives related
offences and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.
Indoctrination appears to have been mainly through personal contact and
group bonding
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