It seems as though within a week we may have found our suspects, and all come from Leeds. By studying CCTV pictures, police have identified 3 of the 4 bombers and are now piecing together the event of last thursday. All have been identified as being Muslims of Pakistani descent.
It's horrible to think that one particular faith are being persecuted by a group of fanatics that they cannot control. Several Muslim leaders are making sounds now about being more proactive. I think it's finally dawning on them that although the vast majority of Muslims deplore these activities, there has not been enough done internally to address the issues.
You can read all about the events through a variety of news sources, I'm getting mine from the Evening Standard and the Beeb at the moment but one thing strikes me as being slightly skewiff here. You'd think that if these people had been witting accessories to this sort of thing that they'd at least want to notify their loved ones or something. To date, no letters or videos have been found left to their families and friends at all, that's somewhat scary.
My speculation is that these suicide bombers were nothing of the sort. It doesn't follow that you would not leave a note, a video or whatever if you did not intend to return. You would also ensure that only those dearest to you knew that you had blown yourself up to avoid recrimination.
My guess is that they expected to arm the bombs and move off. Perhaps they were told to arm the bombs at a particulat time and they would then have 5 mins to get out of there. However, the bombs were primed to explode before this time or even instantly. Perhaps the person/s behind these attacks wanted some home grown Martyrs to suit his cause?
Just speculation.
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